today at five — labour demand a police investigation into the leak that led to defence secretary gavin williamson being sacked by the prime minister. he says he's the victim of a ‘kangaroo court‘ and denies he leaked anything from the national security council — but the government says the case is closed. the prime minister has said she now considers this matter is closed and the cabinet secretary does not consider it necessary to refer it to the police. in response to receiving the most brutal sacking i can think of, the memberfor brutal sacking i can think of, the member for south staffordshire has protested his innocence, therefore this matter cannot be as the prime

minister says, closed. we'll be talking to the chairman of the commons defence select committee. the other main stories on bbc news at 5. eat less meat — take fewer flights and drive electric cars — some of the things we're being told to do to help britain hit an ambitious new target of cutting carbon emissions to zero in 30 years. a new inquest is ordered into the death of nine—year—old ella kissi—debrah, whose fatal asthma attack may have been linked to air pollution near her home. the aerospace firm, bombardier, which employs more than 3,500 people in northern ireland, puts its belfast operation up for sale. it's 5 o'clock. our main story.

the government says it's not planning to call in the police over the leak from the national security council, which led to the defence secretary gavin williamson being sacked last night. labour want a criminal investigation into whether the leak was a breach of the official secrets act. mr williamson has strongly denied being the source of newspaper reports about the potential involvement of the chinese firm huawei in the uk's 56 mobile network. he says he‘s been the victim of a ‘kangaroo court.‘ here‘s our political correspondent ben wright. welcoming the leader of iceland to number ten this morning, a day after dispatching her defence secretary in one of the most extraordinary ministerial sackings of recent years. prime minister, did you get the wrong man? she told gavin williamson there was compelling evidence he was behind an unprecedented leak of secret information from the national security council last week about the chinese firm huawei‘s potential involvement in the uk‘s 5g network,

but before his sacking mr williamson denied any involvement in the leak. are you or any of your officials behind the huawei... absolutely not. he has continued to protest his innocence since saying a thorough inquiry would have cleared him. in the commons, the prime minister‘s deputy said the matter was closed. the unauthorised disclosure of any information from government is serious, and especially so from the national security council. the prime minister has said that she now considers that this matter has been closed, and the cabinet secretary does not consider it necessary to refer it to the police. but labour said the matter needs further investigation and has called for a criminal inquiry. the prime minister believes her former defence secretary leaked information from the national security council. he vehemently denies it. only one of these

accounts is accurate. i don‘t think we have ever seen a leak from the national security council and that‘s why this is so serious. 0ne tory mp said further proof of gavin williamson‘s actions was needed. natural justice demands that the evidence be produced so his reputation can be salvaged or utterly destroyed. doesn't it? the police won‘t get involved unless the head of the civil service thinks the official secrets act has been breached, and as it stands that is not happening. number ten‘s view is this was a political misjudgment of gavin williamson of the most serious kind. leaking information from the national security council, where secrets are shared between senior ministers, intelligence and defence chiefs. mr williamson has kept out of sight today, but is adamant he has been wrongly blamed for a leak that has sunk his career, and launched a bitter argument between theresa may and the man who used to be one of her closest

allies in government. ben wright, bbc news, westminster. we can speak now to our chief political correspondent, vicki young who is in the central lobby for us. mr williamson saying he has been the victim of a kangaroo court swears his innocence on the lives of his children. is there much sympathy and support for him among mps, particularly fellow conservative mps? he has certainly come out fighting and we had in the report from ben that some say he should be able to try to clear his name and some think that actually a police investigation might be the way to do that. gavin williamson thinks it would give him a chance to challenge the evidence put to him although his friends say the evidence didn‘t amount to much. they are talking about an 11 minute phone call with a journalist who then broke the story but he insists he did not reveal anything from the national security council meeting. i have to say lots

of his colleagues simply do not believe his denials, they say he has a reputation as a minister who speaks pretty openly to journalists a lot of the time. some have been pretty ru d e a lot of the time. some have been pretty rude about him saying he was over promoted and thinks he is more important than he is in the party, and another cabinet minister said to me, he had this phone call that a journalist and let‘s face it, he wasn‘t talking about the weather. he still denies it and this idea of a police investigation is looking pretty unlikely. there is a process for if you want to investigate at the official secrets act has been broken in any way. there has to be a formal referral from the cabinet and it was pretty clear today that is not going to happen. joining me from westminster isjulian lewis, chairman of the defence select committee. thank you forjoining us. the prime minister said the evidence against gavin williamson was compelling. do you think it was? i am not in the

position tojudge, i haven‘t you think it was? i am not in the position to judge, i haven‘t seen it. what has clearly happened as a political assassination. the only question is, is it a justified political assassination? that can only be established by examination of the evidence. whether that is likely to happen or not is for others to say. when you see examination of the evidence, are you talking about a police investigation? i think a police investigation? i think a police investigation is extremely unlikely and for once i am able to agree with number ten when they say there does not seem to be any breach of the 0fficial secrets act. on the today programme this morning, gus mcdonnell made this crucial distinction between whether or not what was revealed to the newspaper was political information or whether it was classified intelligence or other military secrets. i have seen no suggestion that any classified

information was involved in the sleek whatsoever, so that should appear to rule out breach of the 0fficial secrets act, and as gus 0‘donnell said, reduce this to a question of the breach of the ministerial code. that is hardly a matter for the police. ministerial code. that is hardly a matterfor the police. none this is very serious, to leak from the national security council, whether the material leaked as a secret or not. yes, but what was leaked was the alarming fact that certain ministers were prepared to see a chinese communist —controlled joint telecommunications company get involved with the 5g network, which could cause serious problems of security to others in the future, and what i think is significant about the leak is that ministers for all the department to which the intelligence agencies report, namely

foreign affairs, home affairs and defence, were all against allowing huawei to come in, and yet ministers from other departments that are not security oriented were overruling them, and apparently prime minister was in that camp. that is what worries me is chairman of the defence committee, and even before gavin williamson was sacked, the defence committee had a private meeting, authorised me to say that we are all extremely concerned about the implications of this huawei policy, not only for the uk but for nato as a whole. should the evidence against gavin williamson be made public? he is protesting his innocence and swear his innocence on the lives of his children, that he has been hung out to dry by a kangaroo court. he wants his name cleared so should we hear the evidence? i think if i were someone who had been wrongly accused i would

demand the evidence be made public, and asi demand the evidence be made public, and as i understand it through the media that appears to be what gavin williamson is doing. can i say at this point that gavin williamson has his detractors but i personally believe he was an extremely good defence secretary. he fought off some very dangerous ideas for cutting out amphibious capability... if he leaked from the national security council that is not being a good defence secretary. security council that is not being a good defence secretarylj security council that is not being a good defence secretary. i will come back to that point in the second, but the most important point as he thought of treasury grabs on his budget which were going to make it even worse defence cuts than had been made in the past. the point about the leak from the national security council, i don‘t condone that in any way whatsoever, but u nfortu nately that in any way whatsoever, but unfortunately under successive governments there has been a culture of leaking, not only from cabinet committees, but from cabinet itself.

and although it is particularly worrying when it is the national security council, i can only come back again to the distinction that has to be drawn between leaking little information and secret information. thank you very much for joining us, chairman of the defence select committee. britain should lead the global fight against climate change, according to a new report today. the government‘s independent advisers on climate change say the uk should cut greenhouse emissions to virtually zero by 2050, and say ‘there‘s no time to lose‘. the committee on climate change says it could mean us switching from diesel and petrol vehicles to electric ones, eating less meat and planting more trees. here‘s our environment analyst roger harrabin. when britain sparked the industrial revolution we didn‘t know burning coal, oil and gas would produce emissions that would overheat the climate. now a green industrial revolution is under way,

and advisers say that by 2050 the uk should add no more heat and gases to the atmosphere. this target with cheap renewable energy is called net zero, this in setting a net zero target in the uk we are sending an incredibly strong signal to countries around the world, and a specially developed countries, that they need to do the same thing. which means industries will have to carbon emissions much more quickly and power plants like this in yorkshire will lead the way. industry says it will need help. if the government accepts this target and clearly commits to a net zero target by 2050, then we put the policies in place behind that, businesses will absolutely rise to the challenge. farming must play a part. burping cows are heating the climate and the committee expects people to be eating around 20% less meat.

trees planted on farmland can help absorb some of our carbon emissions. housing must be net zero emissions, as well. look at the insulation on this modular home in northamptonshire. this it is called e—topia, the house kept warm thanks to solar panels on the roof, which will heat hot water in the summer down through a grid of pipes under the home. that heats the soil under the house and creates a bowl of warmth which can be drawn on to heat the home in the winter. existing homes will also need to be better insulated. even then, the report says thermostats should be set at 19 celsius to save energy. that may prove unpopular. electric cars will do their bit. the report says ideally after 2030 no new conventional cars will be sold in the uk.

people will continue to fly, but on aircraft powered by fuel from waste, but the growth in flying must be constrained. the extinction rebellion group have been piling on the pressure over the climate and they say today‘s recommendations are too weak. we are still with this thing that, "if i just turn the thermostat down, take one less flight, it will all be ok," and i think the truth extinction rebellion are telling everyone is it is not going to be ok, stop kidding yourself. today‘s report does not guarantee a stable climate but it is the most ambitious attempt yet from any nation to stop adding to climate change. roger harrabin, bbc news. with me is professor piers forster — he‘s director of the priestley international centre for climate and a member of the committee on climate change, which published the net zero report today.

you are part of the team which has come up with these recommendations. it is an urgent call to action and you are saying there is no time to lose. you heard what extinction rebellion are saying, you‘re not going far enough and simply turning down the thermostat is not good enough? yes, but in fact we have done a really careful analysis and we have set a really challenging target, and the target is for all parts of the economy to completely decarbonise. we have looked carefully at the feasibility of that target. the whole team behind the report has gone into a lot of detail

about the particular action the government can do, and we think we are setting a really realistic target that as achievable but it is really only achievable if we have really only achievable if we have really good and fast government action. and not only do we have to have action from central government but from all parts of society. there has to be big changes in our behaviour and the behaviour of businesses and in the behaviour of communities what will all have to change and we do our bit. and if we don‘t do our bit and this doesn‘t happen, what is the prognosis, because this is the target by 2050. if we don‘t change, what is the prognosis? the first thing is we

have to have an international position on leadership and the fact country like ours has more capability, and other countries, if we are among the first countries to adopt such a target we have committed to internationally, then the chance of countries that are bigger like america and china, the chance of them signing up to a target increases, so we have to take the international leadership position, to be among the first to adopt such a target. but do you think bigger economies, and people a lwa ys think bigger economies, and people always think like the weight of china, for example, responsible for a quarter of the world‘s emissions, will they follow what we do? the first thing to say they could do as

we would be among the first to honour the international commitment, we would be one of the first countries to legislate on that agreement, and i think the whole political situation internationally is quite carefully positioned on that. i think a lot of other countries are thinking of adopting a similar target, but they don‘t want to be the first tojump, and i think if we show we are the first to jump several countries will jump after us. several countries will jump after us. thank you, we will see what happens. a member of the committee that put together that report. thank you forjoining us. the headlines on bbc news. the government says it is not planning to call in the police over the leak from the national security council which went to the defence

secretary gavin williamson being sacked. the uk should lead the global fight against climate change by cutting greenhouse gases to nearly zero by 2050, that is according to a new report commissioned by the government. and the new inquest ordered into the death of nine—year—old london girl ella kissi—debrah. her mother believes she was killed by illegal levels of air pollution and has welcomed the decision. and england captain eoin morgan said alex hales should com plete morgan said alex hales should complete disregard for the team values and sealed his removalfrom the world cup squad. fast bowler archer will make his debut against ireland at malahide tomorrow. and caster semenya say she is considering retiring from athletics. it is after her appeal was rejected.

more at 5:30pm. the canadian aerospace firm bombardier is putting its belfast operation up for sale as part of a reorganisation of the business. the company, which also has factories in morocco, is selling its entire aerostructures operation. bombardier employs around 3,600 people across several locations in northern ireland. the company said it is committed to finding the right buyer. 0ur ireland correspondent, chris page, is outside bombardier in belfast. just talk us through the significance of this announcement for northern ireland. it is a major moment forever really working here at bombardier but also for the wider economy in northern ireland. the firm is probably the most significant private sector employer in northern ireland. 3600 staff as you said. business leaders will tell

you said. business leaders will tell you that for every person directly employed by the company, there may be another two jobs in employed by the company, there may be another twojobs in northern ireland dependent on the firm‘s presence here. jobs and companies in the supply chain and wider economy. any news of new ownership or big change or transition in the ownership of the plant is going to inevitably cause some concern and that concern has been expressed with the lights of trade unionists and local politicians and businesspeople here today. bombardier are selling off their belfast plants because they are consolidating their playmaking activities on sites in north america, meaning operations in the city and far away from here in morocco are going to be sold. the company has said this is a tremendous asset it has in belfast and is committed to finding the right buyer who will act responsibly. politicians in particular have been saying they are pretty optimistic it will be found and this is a world—class facility

and this is a world—class facility and the workforce is world—class and globally renowned. important to remember the engineers here do not just make parts for bombardier aircraft. they also have a range of external customers including airbus and it is highly possible airbus will have a say as to who the eventual buyer of the firm in belfast will be. while there certainly are some concern, and there has been a series of redundancies here in recent years with hundreds of jobs redundancies here in recent years with hundreds ofjobs lost. it is thought that the workforce at bombardier has roughly halved in the last decade or so, but this brings new uncertainty for workers at bombardier. people trying to remain optimistic and the business secretary greg clark has said the government will work with potential buyers to keep trying to ensure the business year moves forward. a teenager has died after a stabbing in hackney in east london. the 15—year—old was given first aid

by police before paramedics and an air ambulance arrived but he died at the scene. a second boy was also injured in the attack. no arrests have been made and the metropolitan police put an order in place, allowing them to stop and search anyone in the borough of hackney. voting is taking place today in local elections across england and northern ireland to decide who‘ll run services such as housing, school admissions and rubbish collections. this there will also be elections for six directly—elected mayors. there are no local elections this year in wales or scotland. the first results are expected in the early hours of tomorrow. as expected, the bank of england has kept interest rates on hold at 0.75%. uncertainty over brexit has been one reason why the bank of england has been reluctant to raise interest rates. the bank has however upped its growth forecast for this yearfrom 1.2% to 1.5% in part because the outlook for the global economy is a bit brighter.

a woman who caught hiv through her haemophiliac husband has told the infected blood inquiry doctors persuaded her husband to take contaminated medicines. the inquiry has already heard heart—rending testimony from several victims of the scandal — and today clair walton told her story. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson has been at the inquiry in central london. clair walton is the first of the family members to give her testimony here at the public enquiry. she said how she was infected through her husband. he was given contaminated blood products to treat him for his severe haemophilia. he was infected with hepatitis c and hiv and, as a result of that infection, clair walton became infected with hiv.

she told the enquiry he was never properly warned of the risks of these blood products and that, in fact, doctors had almost praised him for having so many antibodies in his system against hepatitis c to protect him from it, because he had been exposed to the virus so many times. she said medical staff knew about the dangers and she described a time when her husband was pressured to keep taking the contaminated medicines. he was told that there was a shortage of the old stock and that they were keeping the good stuff for the little boys, the little boys who hadn‘t received hiv. brian accepted that. he accepted it and i think that is a mark of the man he was, that he was put under that emotional blackmail and to continue to take

what potentially was old stock — infected blood products. clair walton also heavily criticised the now defunct macfarlane trust, which provided financial support for some of the victims. she said in court that they had been benefiting from people dying. she said they had also held her and her husband in contempt and when they were given a loan, the mcfarlane trust bought part of their house. the enquiry today heard that that loan had now been written off, and there was a great round of applause from everybody here. a look at some of the day‘s other news now. the wikileaks founderjulian assange has formally refused to consent to being extradited to the united states over charges related to leaking government secrets. as protesters gathered outside westminster magistrates court,

he appeared by video link from belmarsh prison. he told the court he would not surrender to the extradition, insisting he had produced journalism that was "award winning" and which had "saved lives". a coroner has ruled that a burglar stabbed by a homeowner as he raided his house in south east london was lawfully killed. 79—year—old richard 0sborne brooks said he had picked up a kitchen knife and warned henry vincent, my weapon is bigger than yours. but he said the 37—year—old ignored him and ran into the blade. doctors in the united states have used a drone to fly a kidney for transplant in the first trip of its kind. they spent three years developing the drone which was fitted with specialist equipment to maintain and monitor the organ.

plaid cymru has launched its campaign for the forthcoming european elections. at the launch, the party‘s leader adam price called on anyone wanting another eu referendum to back them in the elections. plaid says wales should hold an independence referendum if brexit occurs without a further vote on eu membership. this election is notjust about putting wales, our lives, our problems and our dreams at the heart of europe, but bringing in wales from the margins, out from the cold. we‘ve spent too long as a nation in the ante rooms of history. it‘s time to throw open the doors of our future and take our seat at the table. we want to be listened to, because this is our world too, and we have something to say. princess charlotte‘s fourth birthday has been marked with the release of three photographs taken by her mother. the duchess of cambridge took the photos of charlotte, who is fourth in line to the throne, at kensington palace and their

norfolk home of anmer hall. time for a look at the weather, with louise leah. it's it‘s been a showery afternoon across the country. some of the shower is really quite heavy. they will start to ease our touch through this evening but at the same time this blanket of cloud, it is a cold front and will continue to seek steadily south and west tomorrow. and that will introduce some colder air as well for us. stronger winds up into the far north coming from a northerly direction. some of the shower turning wintry, hails across the northern isles so it will feel quite raw, 6—9, but ahead of the cold front 13—15, but the cold front will continue to move its way into the near continent, plenty of

isobars on the chart to start off a bank holiday weekend. plenty of showers of the north sea coast. a lot of dry weather around but a disappointingly cool start to the weekend, the temperature struggling down on where it should be for this time of year. this is bbc news. the headlines: the government says it‘s not planning to call in the police over the leak from the national security council, which led to the defence secretary gavin williamson being sacked. the uk should lead the global fight against climate change by cutting greenhouse gases to nearly zero by 2050, according to a report commissioned by the government. a new inquest is ordered into the death of nine—year old london girl ella kissi—debrah — her mother who believes she was killed by air pollution, welcomed the decision.

the aerospace firm, bombardier, is putting its belfast operation up for sale as part of a reorganisation of the business. also coming up, 800,000 people are being evacuated from the north—eastern coastline of india — as a category 3 storm heads in from the bay of bengal. sport now. alex hales won‘t play a part in the tournament, withdrawn from all england international squads. he was given a 21 day ban after an off field incident which is reported to bea off field incident which is reported to be a positive test for recreational drugs. england play ireland ina recreational drugs. england play ireland in a one—day international in dublin tomorrow. there has been a complete disregard for these values. breakdown in trust between alex and the team.

everybody in the senior players meeting agreed that the best decision for the team and the culture moving forward was for alex to be deselected. meanwhile jofra archer will make his england debut in their one day international against ireland tomorrow at malahide. the fast bowler has just qualified to play international cricket for england after residency rules were changed. and he‘s attempting to win a place in the squad for the cricket world cup. new rules coming into effect which will force her to take measures to limit her levels of testosterone, after her appeal against the matter when regulations were thrown out by the court of arbitration for sport yesterday. yesterday she tweeted some cryptic messages which seem to suggest she is thinking of giving up

the sport, one of which translated to, i‘m finished, and the other which said... earlier today the iaaf president sebastian coe gave his reaction. it is pretty straightforward for any international federation straightforward for any internationalfederation in straightforward for any international federation in sport. athletics has two classifications, it has age, it has gender. we are fiercely protective about both and i‘m really grateful that the court of arbitration has upheld that principle. david gilbert has opened up a 5—3 lead overjohn higgins in the first semi—final at the world snooker championship. gilbert trailed 3—2 at one stage, but hit back and was on course for a maximum 147 break in the sixth frame. he potted all 15 reds, but missed the last black before the colours. at 7:00 this evening, gary wilson takes onjudd trump

in the other semi. chelsea and arsenal are involved in europa league semifinals this evening. chelsea face eintracht frankfurt in germany whilst arsenal are at home to spanish side valencia. we can join sports reporterjoe wilson at the emirates. arsenalfans will reporterjoe wilson at the emirates. arsenal fans will be wondering which arsenal fans will be wondering which arsenal team will turn up tonight. absolutely. we have had sunshine and showers in the past hour here in london and what side of arsenal will be c? will it be the resolute, supremely organised team which knocked out napoli in the last round or the one that has conceded so many goals in the premier league? this tournament which may be overlooked in august has become so significant to arsenal‘s season. if they win this trophy they can say that they

have had a successful season. and they have a manager who made his name in the europa league. before then he was in charge at valencia and had a decent time there. valencia have been off the pace in the league, don‘t concede many goals, very cagey, a lot of doors. and eintracht frankfurt have been building up this game and have promised josie a raucous welcome. chelsea might be thinking this could be the last chance to win a trophy while they still have eden hazard in their team. while they still have eden hazard in theirteam. i‘m sure while they still have eden hazard in their team. i‘m sure that arsenal fa ns their team. i‘m sure that arsenal fans will be cheering on chelsea as they anticipate possibly an all london europa league final, just around the corner, in azerbaijan! joe wilson, thank you very much. that is all the sport for now. more on all those stories on the bbc sport website including news of jason hennessy winning today in

cycling at the tour de yorkshire. today‘s report from the committee on climate change sets different targets for different parts of the uk, with a slightly less stringent one for wales because of its reliance on agriculture, and a slightly tougher target for scotland because of its potential for planting trees. 0ur environment correspondent kevin keane has spent the day with one family in aberdeenshire who are doing their bit to fight climate change. meet the martins, living a low—carbon lifestyle in aberdeen. mum, rachel, and dad, ben, head the family. then there‘s their two children, elizabeth and daniel. they live on a plant—based diet, meaning they don‘t contribute to animal emissions. i am cooking tonight yellow split peas... the kids still eat meat occasionally if they‘re out, but not at home. i'm assuming mum makes the best food in the world, but... most of the time, quite a lot of the food she cooks is delicious, so... what‘s your favourite? well, i don't know,

but i quite like the daal she's cooking right now. the martins are a car—free family. they‘re members of a car—sharing club for longer distances, but most of theirjourneys are on foot or by bike. for ben that even means a shorter commute to and from his work at the university. when we moved here, we were in no hurry to get a car. and we just kind of decided that we'd see how we got on without one. and we've managed quite well, as a family, so we just decided no — no, no regrets. no holidays abroad, especially if that would involve travelling by air. that's dad with his eyes closed. so this easter‘s adventure was to glencoe. the last time he used a plane was probably pretty long ago now. do you mind that? well... i don't know. i don't necessarily mind it. rachel shuns fast fashion, and buys most of her clothes

from charity shops. she‘s alone in this, but thinks it‘s worthwhile. it‘s made in london and quite old, but i don‘t think it was ever worn until i got it, and that is just to me a real find, a lovely wool tartan skirt. these are small steps which collectively make a big difference to how this family exist. they are not living a zero—carbon lifestyle, but doing the best they can in a world that‘s not designed for this style of living. how difficult is it to go further? it is too much impossible at the moment to live a zero carbon lifestyle. we need society level changes for that to be possible rather than just individuals. it is possible for most individuals and households to reduce their carbon footprint. some people can find that they are living quite a low carbon lifestyle. well the martin family have change their lifestyle, the world around them needs to fully

reduce their impact on the planet. perhaps the date ‘s significant report will be the catalyst that brings about that change. with me in the studio is environmental scientist angela terry. she founded 0nehome, the uk‘s first consumer website on climate action to provide advice on adapting to and preventing global warming. thank you for being with us, angela. just talk us through, this report is talking about how britain needs to lead the world, how we need to achieve zero emissions by 2050. like the family we have just seen in aberdeen, people will be watching this and wondering what should be doing, by the year 2050, what with our behaviour be like to help britain reduce its carbon emissions to zero? there's so much, that's the good news, that we can be doing to you so much fossil fuels and putting

so much carbon dioxide into the air. and it is all around the petrol, diesel, the gas we are using and paying for it because let‘s not forget it is really expensive and it keeps going up and it keeps going up in cost. the big one is the car you drive. there has been a fashion towards bigger cars, suvs and 4x4s and those are gas guzzlers so that is bringing that down to more efficient cars, possibly electric cars, and having renewable energy on the grid. most people do not buy those cars. if you want to, you can get a government grant but most people lease them. using bikes and busesis people lease them. using bikes and buses is all great, but in your actual home it is about reducing the amount of energy use. so that‘s about insulation, making your home and cosy and stretching to a green energy provider and the simple one is stop wasting so much, as david

attenborough is always saying. and also talking about eating less red meat, lamb, for example. that is already happening in the uk. red meat consumption has gone down by 1596 meat consumption has gone down by 15% in the last few years, so that has become a popular lifestyle trend. people will be asking why that matters. because cattle and sheep produce methane when they burp when they are eating grass, so they are inefficient animals for producing the protein we need, so they take up a lot of land, and there‘s a lot in the report about land use, agricultural land, so red meat is particularly, targeted with the burping of methane and methane has a higher global warming impact on carbon dioxide so it is a double baddie, basically. lots of things we should be doing. how many of us,

roughly, are doing these things? we saw that model family in aberdeen. how many people are there like that? it's how many people are there like that? it‘s a trend that is gathering momentum and will not stop, and that is wonderful to see. for someone like me who has worked in this area for 20 years, this is crucial and life changing. so, most people want to buy an electric car. the energy industry is worth a lot of money, so people want to know what consumers want, so we have endless trains that show that people want to not be doing their bit and helping the environment. why are people more aware suddenly? is it because of david attenborough, the protests from extinction rebellion? the children refusing to go to school because it is their future that we are wrecking. so on average in we talk about the weather three times a day. at least! if and there is no hiding that this february was balmy

hot, and before that we had drought and before that floods, and the news report earlier was talking about the storm heading to india. most of our coastal cities and towns are by the sea coastal cities and towns are by the sea and we know that sea levels are rising and we are having more and more problems. people are believing it because they can see it. it is a lwa ys it because they can see it. it is always on the horizon and by the time you see it, it is too late. we are in this crucial window of opportunity where you don‘t have to doubt science, it is there, and you can see for yourself, and let‘s get on and act. thank you for your advice. back to our main story. the government is saying that it is not planning to involve the police in the lead from the national security council. the defence secretary gavin williamson was sacked last night after newspaper reports emerged about the potential investment and involvement of the chinese company huawei in the uk‘s five g mobile

network. mr williamson has denied being the source of the leak, saying that he has been the victim of a kangaroo court. let‘s discuss this with philip ingram, a former senior military intelligence officer. thank you for being with us. the prime minister said the evidence against mr williamson was compelling. we don‘t know what that evidence was. and we don‘t know whether she was describing him as a person or as a cabinet minister and head of a department, so he has strenuously denied the leak, it could have come from within his department other than from the top man who has been held responsible, which is right. how serious is this leak from the national security council? the information itself is essentially political rather than classified secrets or documents. the nsc should be the forum where ministers and other senior personnel can talk frankly and know that what they are talking about and the opinions given

will not be leaked outside, and if that trust and confidence is broken, it has broken two of the principles of security in the cabinet office guidelines on security, on a need—to—know basis and keeping things private. so that is significant. it has embarrassed the government but not given any of our secrets away. do you think the police should be involved? there are suggestions that mr williamson his self might not mind that because he wa nts to self might not mind that because he wants to clear his name, he has said he would swear his innocence on the lives of his children. the language is like a schoolboy pleading to his headmaster, and that, i don‘t think, helps, but it is up to the person who owns the information to decide what level the investigation should be held at and that is the prime minister. because for the police to get involved, unfortunately, have come from opposition political parties which i do not think it is helpful because it is politicising something before it has even got to

the police. it is appropriate for the police. it is appropriate for the police. it is appropriate for the police independent of political direction to decide on the evidence thatis direction to decide on the evidence that is presented to them whether there are something to investigate or not, but the prime minister has made it clear that she feels that her actions have brought an end to this. it is difficult to know, as you say, what exactly the evidences. we have heard that it includes at least evidence that he had an 11 minute phone call with a journalist from the daily telegraph, you this story. if it is only that, that is circumstantial evidence, isn‘t it, because although that phone call may have been on the day in question, it doesn‘t necessarily mean that they we re doesn‘t necessarily mean that they were talking about huawei.m doesn‘t necessarily mean that they were talking about huawei. it is, but it is the wording on the prime minister‘s letter that is significant. i will read a little bit of it, she is concerned about the manner in which he engaged in the manner in which he engaged in the investigation and his conduct was not the same as the conduct of the others that were subject to investigation as well. so i think it

is more than just we believe you are the source of the leak, it is the way we approach the investigation, probably in a defensive way, which cause the prime minister to lose trust in him, and when she has lost trust in him, and when she has lost trust in him, and when she has lost trust in a minister, that minister has to go. the government says this is an affair that is now closed. do you think it is or will there be more ramifications? in the matter gavin williamson said he didn‘t leak it, so someone did, and if he is telling the truth, then that person, it is important that they are found, and appropriate sanctions taken against them. i don't think the opposition will let this go away because it has got the ability to score political points at the moment. i think this will run on for another few days. philip ingram, former senior military intelligence officer, thank you. the headlines on bbc news: the government says it‘s not planning to call

in the police over the leak from the national security council, which led to the defence secretary gavin williamson being sacked. the uk should lead the global fight against climate change by cutting greenhouse gases to nearly zero by 2050, according to a report commissioned by the government. a new inquest is ordered into the death of nine—year—old london girl ella kissi—debrah. her mother, who believes she was killed by air pollution, has welcomed the decision. an update on the market numbers for you — here‘s how london and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq a fresh inquest is to be held into the death of nine—year—old ella kissi—debrah — who died after suffering an asthma attack in 2013. the original inquest concluded her death was caused by acute respiratory failure and severe asthma — but her family says new evidence

proves her death was directly linked to illegal levels of air pollution near her home in south london. jon donnison reports. up until 2010, ellie kissi—debrah had been a healthy young girl. after a chest infection she developed severe asthma. she was hospitalised 27 times over three years and died in 2013, just nine years old. the following year an inquest concluded she died of acute respiratory failure and severe asthma. but ella lived just yards from the busy south circular road in south london and her family have always believed air pollution directly contributed to her death. after a six—year legal battle, her mum walked out of the high court today with a victory. the original inquest verdict quashed, and a fresh inquest

ordered, which will hear new scientific evidence backing the family‘s claims. ella‘s mother also wants poor air quality to be included on her daughter‘s death certificate, something the family believes would be a first. it‘s important for her siblings, who are quite young, to understand why she died and at the moment it‘s not there. for all she suffered, three comas, she deserves that and this is her moment. although she‘s not here, it really is her moment. the court heard that the family believe that government should be held responsible for illegal levels of air pollution in their area. they also think this case could set a precedent and doctors say that each year in the uk, air pollution is a factor in the deaths of some 40,000 people each year, much of it from traffic. a fresh inquest into the death of ella kissi—debrah is expected to start later this year. jon donnison, bbc news,

at the high court in central london. inquests begin next week into the 2017 london bridge terror attack, which left eight people dead. for those who were there, it will mean re—living the trauma of that day. now for the first time, two women caught up in separate terror attacks in london, have spoken about the impact on their lives. here‘s our home affairs correspondent danny shaw. we walked away from situations that could have killed us, hugely affected us much more, but i think the psychological effects are definitely something we share. they‘ve become friends through adversity. two women who survived separate terror attacks in london reliving their experiences on camera for the first time. sirens injune 2017, eight people died in van and knife attacks near london bridge. natalie tait was eating out with a friend.

the whole market just went into chaos. screaming. we heard gunshots, very quick, um, very, very loud gunshots and with that the chap from the restaurant said, "come in, come in," and we basically locked down in the restaurant. the fear was incredible. i was convinced that i was going to die on that evening and i didn‘t know how it would happen, i didn‘t know when it would happen, but i...it‘s the only time in my life that i felt that i was going to die and that fear takes over your whole body. the explosion, the noise, i knew instinctively that it was some sort of a bomb that went off. joanette fourie was on a train at parsons green station when a device packed with nails and knives partially exploded.

knowing what to do. so i knew i had to get off, had to call 999, i had to make my way out. voice over: a terrorist's method of operation is... joanette knew what to do because she‘d had training. police are encouraging others to do the same, to help them cope if there‘s an attack. some of the victims and survivors of terrorist attacks that i‘ve worked with and spoken to over the last year or so, they‘ve told me, where they have had a bit of training, and they have been able to give a bit of thought to the situation they‘ve been caught up in, they‘ve been able to respond differently. either protect themselves better, or, as importantly, protect others. the bombings in sri lanka brought back painful memories for joanette and natalie, but their experiences have made them stronger. it is a reminder that things can happen and you‘re not always 100% safe, even when you might assume that you are. but equally, i won‘t continue to be troubled, because they‘re not having that.

they will not win by affecting the rest of my life. danny shaw, bbc news. it‘s the cyclone season in india — and they‘re expecting a big one to hit in the next 12 hours. 800,000 people are being evacuated from the north—eastern coastline as the category 3 storm heads in from the bay of bengal people are leaving by boat, bus and trains. disaster relief officials have been deployed. wind speeds of more than 200 kilometres an hour are expected. there are also fears of flooding. stuart hughes reports. braced for the storm to come. cyclone fani is strengthening in the bay of bengal as it moves slowly northwards. it is expected to make landfall in the coming hours in india‘s eastern 0disha state, b9ringing with it winds of well over 100 miles an hour along with torrential rain and storm surges. the cyclone‘s projected path is home

to more than 100 million people. many in the most exposed areas are seeking safety while they still can. more than 750,000 people have already been evacuated from low—lying regions. hundreds of emergency shelters have been set up. schools and universities have been closed. we are helping others, and the old people and the people in dust houses, because they are more prone to danger. we are trying to get people so that they are not prone to danger, we are trying to lessen the human casualties so that we can give re—habitation to the people. weather forecast is in 0disha state are tracking the cyclone‘s progress. to help them plan the emergency operations. thousands of relief workers have been deployed in anticipation of the storm‘s arrival. they are warning that homes and infrastructure caught in the storm‘s path could be totally destroyed.

a small ink sketch has been identified as one of only two known portraits of leonardo da vinci. it‘s thought to have been drawn by an assistant not long before the artist died at the age of 67. today marks the 500th anniversary of his death. the sketch is part of the queen‘s art collection held at windsor castle. it‘s due to go on display in london later this month. time for a look at the weather, with louise lear. thanks, ben. you will need some extra layers if you are out this weekend as cooler weather is set to arrive. for the rest of the day, we had showers, some of them quite frequent, some of them with rumbles of thunder and lightning mixed in, so one minute we had skies like this with sunshine, had a little bit of warmth, but then later, cloud arrived and it looked quite threatening as well from time to

time. i suspect for the rest of this evening, we will continue to see showers for a time. these will then start to ease away, and overnight tonight more cloud will spill out over scotland, crossed the border into england. this cold front is a dividing line between the cold air thatis dividing line between the cold air that is set to arrive has moved into the weekend. that is going to continue to push its way south—west through the course of the day. behind it, plenty of isobars squeezing together. the wins will strengthen and there will be guest —— gusts of up to 50 mph, coming from the cold arctic. so a bitterly cold story for much of scotland and northern england. to the south and west, showers and outbreaks of rain and to the south of that with a front it will stay relatively mild for one more day. temperatures peaking at 11—15. to the north of that temperatures will struggle, particularly when you factor in the strength of that wind. so that is

why they are. the cold air pushes further south for the start of the bank holiday weekend. it is a cold prospect. quite a frosty one, potentially with a widespread, light frost on saturday morning. some sunshine to go with it for many. that northerly wind will drive in some showers off north sea coasts and some of them willjust get further inland so breast is best in terms of any sunshine on saturday with a little bit more shelter, temperatures peaking at around 13 celsius. that is down on where they should be for this time of year. high pressure from sunday into monday will build. that will see off their showers. so the weather story will tend to quieten down through the bank holiday weekend. a drier story from sunday into monday. still not particularly warm but dry, and with the wind is easing just a touch, it may well feel that little bit better. so it could be a lot worse. not that much in the way of

significant rain but you will need an extra layer.

the prime minister says the case is closed after the defence secretary was sacked over leaks from the national security council. gavin williamson insists he didn‘t do it, as labour demand a police investigation into how the details were leaked. in response to receiving the most brutal sacking i can think of, the member for south staffordshire has protested his innocence. therefore, this matter cannot be, as the prime minister says, closed. also on the programme tonight... a burglar, who was stabbed to death by a pensioner after he burst into his own home, was killed lawfully says an inquest. concern forjobs in belfast as it‘s announced one of northern ireland‘s biggest employers — the aerospace firm