an ambitious new plan to tackle climate change — the uk commits to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. britain is the first g7 nation to propose the target, which the prime minister says is essential for protecting the earth's future. this puts us on the path to become the first major economy to set a net—zero emissions target in law. we'll ask whether it's possible to meet such ambitious targets. also this lunchtime... borisjohnson unveils his pitch for the conservative party leadership — insisting he would deliver brexit at the end of october. delay means defeat. delay means corbyn. kick the can again and we kick the bucket.

hong kong police use tear gas and rubber bullets, as protests continue about plans to make it easier to send people for trial in mainland china. half a million whirlpool tumble dryers could still pose a fire risk — now the government demands a recall. and... reigning champions the us obliterate thailand at the women's world cup — final score, 13—0. in sport on bbc news — wales‘ boss warren gatland has been named head coach of the british & irish lions for a third time, for their tour of south africa in 2021. good afternoon and welcome

to the bbc news at one. the government has announced ambitious plans to cut net greenhouse gas emissions in the uk to almost zero by 2050, in order to tackle global warming. britain is the first major nation to propose the target, which would be enshrined in law. the prime minister said reducing pollution would also benefit public health and cut nhs costs. some say the drive is too late to avert serious damage to the climate, but others fear the ambition will be impossible to achieve. carbon pollution from fossil fuels. it's helped drive our economies and increase our wealth for more than 200 years. now, in the uk by 2050, it will have to stop. to ensure that we make our contribution to dealing with climate

change by laying the legislation for a net—zero target by 2050 today. this puts us on the path to become the first major economy to set a net zero emissions target in law. the announcement has won applause. i think it's very welcome, the first major economy to set this target, which is the target which will get us to where we need to be globally, it sends a very strong message to developed countries — you need to come along and do this too. and it sends a very important message to developing countries that developed countries are taking their responsibility seriously. in many ways, the green energy revolution will be a quiet revolution you won't even notice. we will be driving electric cars, for instance, but is this an electric car or is it petrol? i don't know, do you? so what about inside? well, your gas boiler will be replaced by a hydrogen boiler. you won't notice that either. and your electrical goods will be running on electrons

generated by clean energy, not by gas. cutting emissions to zero will mean more gadgets like this cuebot which sprays insulation under your floorboards. the scale is immense so will the public buy into this low carbon revolution? the target will be meaningless if we don't have the people wanting to make it happen and there is a research base out there which is showing that people want to make it happen. weather they really understand what it will cost and what it means for them on a day—to—day basis, that is a big question. climate change is a hot political issue in many countries now, but global emissions are still growing. the british government may try to achieve its climate targets by paying countries like india to cut emissions on its behalf if it is cheaper. but that is controversial. and so is a plan to review the uk targets after five years, to see if

other nations are following. rather than giving business the real confidence that business needs in order to be able to go forward and invest ina order to be able to go forward and invest in a green economy, they are saying that after five years, they will see weather anyone else is following us. if the government wants to claim it is showing climate leadership, that is not about dithering the door and constantly looking over your shoulder as to weather or not anyone is following you, it is setting a trajectory, giving businesses the confidence it needs and demonstrating there is a real commitment to this way forward. and what about other weak points in the government's case like planes? britain has been hitting overall emissions target so far, but it is sleeping on future medium—term goals. what is more, ministers are expanding heathrow, building more roads and encouraging fracking. how do these carbon intensive policies meet the urgent need to protect this fragile planet? and roger is with me. and the scale of this ambition is striking, isn't it? but that does

beg the question, is it possible? the scale, i think, is absolutely extraordinary. i have been reporting on these issues for 30 years, i never expected to see anything like this from a major government. to say we have had fossil fuels for 200 yea rs we have had fossil fuels for 200 years since the industrial revolution, they have made us rich, we are going to turn our back on them. and where we cannot turn our back on them, we will find another way to get the c02 out of the atmosphere. britain is in a race with france as to who gets his first in legislation, but i thing an extraordinary move. as to weather or not it can be achieved, that is a different question. the government, asi different question. the government, as i mentioned, is already sleeping on its medium—term targets so it may have these fine goals, but when it comes to finding things like for insta nce comes to finding things like for instance a network of chargers for electric cars, the treasury does not wa nt to electric cars, the treasury does not want to stump up and is in an argument with the department for transport over who pays and how the network works out. we have to integrate all our homes but that will be extremely difficult, people wonder if there is enough labour to

do itand wonder if there is enough labour to do it and weather people will be willing to have their homes insulated, which is a real hassle. and many other issues, the degree around cost and who exactly pays, so the ambition is extremely strong and it will set a lead to other nations, but certainly not achieved yet. thank you for now. borisjohnson has launched his campaign to become the next conservative party leader, promising to deliver brexit and unite the country. the former foreign secretary said he didn't want to leave the eu without a deal, but insisted britain had to be ready to leave at the end of october, even if an agreement with brussels can't be reached. tomorrow, mrjohnson and the nine other contenders will face the first round of voting among conservative mps. 0ur political correspondent, chris mason, watched the launch. borisjohnson. quiet boris johnson. quiet and borisjohnson. quiet and camera shy. yes, i'm talking about boris johnson, who has avoided publicity and tough questions, until now. mr

johnson is the favourite to replace theresa may and he —— and here is a big reason why, he grabs attention. and as more —— and he has more conservative mps publicly supporting him and any others, and this is a central pitch, he is the man to deliver at brexit. after three years and two missed deadlines, we must leave the eu on october 31st and we must do better than the current withdrawal agreement that has been rejected three times by parliament. and let me be clear that i am not aiming fora and let me be clear that i am not aiming for a no—deal outcome. and let me be clear that i am not aiming fora no—deal outcome. i don't think we will end up with any such thing, but it is only responsible to prepare vigorously and seriously for no—deal. responsible to prepare vigorously and seriously for no-deal. next came the questions, and the scrutiny mr johnson has pretty much avoided so far. you suggested that brexit would bea far. you suggested that brexit would be a straightforward win when and actually, it has been a chaotic mess. as foreign secretary, you

offended people at home and abroad, you have a reputation for being cavalier with vital detail, and already in this campaign, you are telling some supporters you will do everything to avoid leaving the eu without a deal and others that you would gladly do that. it is a simple question, if you want to be prime minister, can the country trust you? he insisted preparing for a no—deal brexit but hoping to avoid one was not inconsistent because he said the eu would... rapidly come to see they have a new government with a new mandate, a new determination to get things done. and a new optimism and a new confidence about what britain can do. and i think they will respond to that. what about the many occasions when he has insulted people? of course, occasionally, some plaster comes off the ceiling asa some plaster comes off the ceiling as a result of a phrase i may have used or indeed as a result of the way the phrase has been taken out of context way the phrase has been taken out of co ntext a nd way the phrase has been taken out of context and interpreted by those who

for reasons of their own wish to carry that message. but i think it is vital that we as politicians remember that one of the reasons why the public feels alienated now from us the public feels alienated now from us all as a breed is because too often, they feel we are availing our language. and then came the inevitable question about taking cocaine. mrjohnson has my accounts of this up till now had not been consistent. where you telling the truth and do you regret the fact you took a class a drug? well, i think the clinical account of this event when i was 19 has appeared many, many times and i think what most people in this country really want is to focus on in this campaign, if i may say so, is what we can do for them. chancellor, hello. so what does the chancellor make of the man who could soon be prime minister and whether he can deliver brexit as he promises? will he be able to do it?

i don't think so. and i have said this publicly, i think it is not sensible for candidates to box themselves into a corner on this. parliament will not allow a no—deal exit from the eu and our experience to date has suggested that it may not be that easy to agree a deal in parliament. and behind the smiles, borisjohnson ‘s parliament. and behind the smiles, boris johnson ‘s supporters parliament. and behind the smiles, borisjohnson ‘s supporters know that some in parliament are desperate to block a no—deal brexit. labour will be starting the process of trying to do that this afternoon. and there is another leadership launch coming today, from the home secretary sajid javid, but he knows, they all know, this is the campaign they all know, this is the campaign they have to beat. chris mason, bbc news, and westminster. 0ur assistant political editor, norman smith, is in central london, where mrjohnson held his launch. what did you make of it? well, it was classic boris johnson, what did you make of it? well, it was classic borisjohnson, wasn't it? big on bravado, self belief,

self—confidence, almost as if he could break the brexit deadlock by sheer determination and charisma. what it was not was an answer to any of the difficult questions now stacking up for mrjohnson. so we have got no detail on brexit, no hint of his brexit plan. 0n the character questions, he refused to engage with questions about alleged drug use. 0n offensive remarks, he just sort of wave that away as plain speaking. so my senses, yes, his supporters will take the view he got through it without any wobble or crack or act of boris buffoonery, but difficult questions still lie ahead. today, he only took six questions, it was still pretty controlled. so, yes, he probably still is the frontrunner. home and dry? very far from it. and a quick thought about labour as well this lunchtime, trying to position itself asa lunchtime, trying to position itself as a stopping no—deal, what more can

you tell us about that? well, they will look to secure backing in parliament for a day when mps can try and push through a bill to block no—deal. now, if that happens, it would mean we were heading potentially to a big bust up between a sort of prime minister boris johnson and parliament. but it tells us even johnson and parliament. but it tells us even after theresa may, not much has really changed, the parliamentary arithmetic has not changed, the arguments over brexit haven't changed and mps probably still remain determined to avoid no—deal. still remain determined to avoid no-deal. all right, for now, thanks very norman smith. the former football coach bob higgins has beenjailed for 2h years for sexually abusing young players over a quarter of a century. he was found guilty last month of 45 counts of indecent assault against dozens of boys between 1971 and 1996. thejudge called higgins ‘cunning and manipulative'. 0ur correspondent, duncan kennedy,

is at winchester crown court. duncan. well, this has been an absolutely devastating experience for these men involved, many of them in the past couple of days have spoken to the court talking about their anger, their depression, their thoughts of suicide because of the abuse they have suffered. but also, they have spoken about their anger towards the footballing authorities, asking, why didn't they stop bob higgins? and bob higgins has now been stopped, and given 2a years in jail. these are some of the men whose boyhood dreams of playing football at the highest level were crushed by the perversions of the coach they trusted. their identities are protected by law, but some of them have decided to set that right aside to express their lifelong sense of despair. football was our lives, football was our dreams, football was all that mattered to us. we would have done anything

to become professional footballers. bob higgins used our desire and our determination as a tool to exploit our vulnerability, for his own sexual gratification. bob higgins abused young footballing hopefuls for 25 years. we coach them in the mornings. we have the cup competition in the afternoon. from the 1970s to the 1990s, he went from club to club and used his position as youth coach to assault boys. he was head of youth development at southampton football club and trained future england stars like matt le tissier and alan shearer, although there is no suggestion they were abused by higgins. have you ever engaged in any behaviour... higgins, who also worked for peterborough united, refused to answer police questions. but now he's been found guilty of indecently assaulting 25 boys. during sentencing, those boys — who are now middle—aged men —

were tearful in their condemnation of higgins. 0ne looked at him and said, "i had a dream to be a footballer, you created a nightmare." 0thers spoke of their depression, anger and thoughts of suicide. 0ne asked, "where were southampton football club and the fa?" whilst another, lamenting his lost football career said, "i can only look back and wonder what might have been." that sense of yearning came through for nearly every man who spoke in court. as did their anger directed at the football authorities. the fa says it's carrying out its own inquiry into all abuse in football, while southampton football club said that it was deeply sorry about what had happened. these men have spent 30 years trying to overcome the damage inflicted on them, but now they have been listened to. and the man who exploited their innocence and crushed their aspirations is finally

facing the consequences. that fa enquiry is still ongoing but for the men in this case it really has been an awful experience and they are left wondering what they might have achieved if they hadn't met bob higgins. duncan kennedy at winchester crown court, thank you. the government is to order the recall of up to 500,000 whirlpool tumble dryers which pose a fire risk. the decision comes four years after whirlpool issued a warning that its dryers under the hotpoint, creda and indesit brands had a fault which needed repair. hundreds of thousands of owners of still unmodified machines have been urged to unplug them immediately. 0ur personal finance correspondent, simon gompertz, is with me. if yours has been modified, is it safe to use? simon, let's talk about the unmodified machines first of all. if you are watching this this lunchtime and you are one of those people, what does this mean? there were millions of these, hotpoint,

indesit, creda, and also pro line and caps makes one branded, built between 2004 and 2015 blamed for hundreds of fires —— swan. the problem is the lint that builds up in the fibres and drops down into a trap and there was a risk it could drop intoa trap and there was a risk it could drop into a heating element where there was nothing to stop it and it might catch fire. many of them have been modified, well pool which owns those brands has had to go out and find those customers. but as you say, nearly 500,000 probably have not been, and what will happen now is that whereas until this day while poole has had to change and the machines, repair them so to speak, it will now have to replace them or offer the only cash instead for those 500,000. exasperating for them, it has taken four years. —— whirlpool. first of all they were told they could carry on using the machines if they stayed in the home and then told to unplug them and wait for a modification and now they are told there is a recall. if you

have a modified machine, what should you be thinking? it has been worrying that some people, bbc watchdog for instance, has found that those machines are modified have still caught alight. but government safety office have said they are low risk. they agree with they are low risk. they agree with the company on that so people will still be able to use them and they won't be offered the terms of this recall, which we probably won't find out for the next few days. the recall itself hasn't yet been issued. simon gompertz, thank you. it is1:19pm. our top story this lunchtime. the government plans to cut net zero emissions by almost zero by 2050 to tackle global warming. a former gang member meets the police chief who put him behind bars to thank him. coming up on bbc news. the weather has finally cleared at the cricket world cup. will australia build on their good start against pakistan in

taunton? police in hong kong have fired rubber bullets and used tear gas, during serious clashes with protesters who are angry about plans to make it easier to send people to mainland china to stand trial. some of the protesters tried to get inside hong kong's assembly building where the extradition proposals were due to be debated. hundreds of thousands of people have occupied motorways around the government headquarters, amid the worst unrest in the territory for years. stephen mcdonnell reports from hong kong. riot police using tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets came in ha rd to move spray and rubber bullets came in hard to move demonstrators out of hong kong's central business district. protesters who had gathered in their tens of thousands ran for cover as the authorities moved against them block by block.

earlier in the day, a large crowd gathered to oppose a move to allow extradition to the chinese mainland. this came despite an official announcement the demonstrations would not be allowed near the local government headquarters. lawyers, academics and the business community have all warned that a fair trial is not possible in courts controlled by the communist party. so, when the government decided to ta ke so, when the government decided to take this bill to its next stage, striking workers joined students and small business owners surrounding the legislature. when you talk to people who have skipped class or work to come and join what has now become an occupation, they say they have no choice. these protesters feel the only way they can stop this bill is to take their argument to

the streets. and to sufficiently embarrass carrie lam and her government into backing down. but instead the government decided to put an end to this act of mass defiance. it is getting a bit tense at the moment. the police are pushing back. and you can see there is the use of pepper spray and the like at the front. the authorities have now decided to try and clear the streets. for most, this onslaught by the police was too much to resist. for now the authorities are back in control of the city. stephen mcdonnell, bbc news, hong kong. the future of some of the most famous names on the high street could be decided by their landlords today, as they meet to vote on revised plans from sir philip green's arcadia group, which owns topshop, miss selfridge and dorothy perkins. arcadia wants the biggest landlords in the country to accept cuts in rent of up to 50%. if they refuse, the group could go

into administration. colletta smith reports. arcadia are the backbone of hundreds of high streets across the uk. it's notjust topshop but miss selfridge, burtons, wallis, evans, dorothy perkins. 20 years ago, they were churning out big profits and peak high—street fashion. but topshop has been falling out of fashion. they've faced a big competition from online retailers. a lot of people say they haven't invested enough to make their stores swanky and the boss, sir philip green, has had a lot of negative publicity. all of that means that this store is one of nearly 50 he is hoping to try and close. that's why he is hoping to convince his landlords to sign a deal agreeing to close some stores and pay less rent for others in order to save the rest. the trouble is, his biggest landlord isn't keen on the idea. arcadia bosses have spent

the last week making a last—ditch attempt to try and convince landlords like intu to support the plan, and they say that if it's not approved by 75% of investors, then the whole business could go into administration. that is nerve—racking for staff. they're sat there on the sidelines while their employer is having a negotiation with the landlords over the future of their job. but there is a big issue here as well because we are seeing lots on the high street disappearing and that impacts on local communities and high streets like this. it's full of doom and gloom at the moment. the only shops you see now are pound shops, betting shops, food shops and charity shops. i think there's not going to be anything, it willjust be a dead ghost town. there are fewer and fewer shops and less and less choice for consumers. whatever happens today, a big chunk of arcadia stores will close, puncturing more holes in struggling high streets. colletta smith, bbc news, in ashton—under—lyne. the nhs's fraud unit is investigating gps in england amid suspicions that some are claiming for

non—existent patients. doctors receive an average of £150 a year for every patient on their list, but records show there were millions more patients registered with family doctors last year than the total population of england. 0ur health correspondent, nick triggle, is with me. he can explain what a ghost patient is and what the nhs is trying to do here. as you say, there were 3.6 million more patients registered with gps than there are people in the population and that matters because gps are paid £150 for every patient that's on their books. doctors leaders say there is nothing sinister with this discrepancy, gps arejust sinister with this discrepancy, gps are just unaware when patients move away, or when patients may have died and last year the nhs started at least a cleaning exercise to identify which patients were real and which were not but now the nhs counter fraud and which were not but now the nhs counterfraud agency and which were not but now the nhs counter fraud agency are getting involved. they have done some sample

testing of transactions and raised some suspicions, they say the priority for the next 12 months is to find exactly what is going on and the scale of any fraud. nick, thank you. a former gang leader who served ten years in prison for a shooting has thanked the police chief who locked him up. carlus grant once ran what officers called derby's most violent criminal gang, and was jailed in 2009. he now advises organisations on gang culture and says it was the time behind bars that helped him change his life. jeremy ball reports. this path here i used to walk every day down here to go to basketball. carlus grant's not proud of the path he chose right here almost years ago. and i took this journey up this path, went into the estate, and that's where all the madness happened, if you like. carlus started dealing drugs, then bought his first gun after rivals tried to kidnap him. i've made various drug sales on this bridge as well. before long, he was running a violent gang was cornering the before long, he was

running a violent gang that was cornering the city's cocaine trade. yes, i terrorised the community. ifeel like in some respects, you know, the damage that we caused the community is kind of irreversible now. carlus was jailed for ordering a shooting at a party here 11 years ago. the victim survived but police were worried it would spiral out of control. andy hough set up a dedicated team to tackle gangs and guns, then became derby's chief police officer. at that time, carlus was about as dangerous as you can get. he and his colleague were the head of our most serious and viole nt gang. so now, after ten years behind bars, carlus wants to prove he's changed his ways and today he's agreed to meet andy hough face—to—face. i do want to say thank you for giving me that opportunity. without that opportunity, like i said to you before, i don't think i would have found a way out. it started by me going to prison. but it's your journey. but it's my journey. i feel like i've got another chance at life. and how can i not be grateful? carlus has the potential to have so much influence.

he can show them that that's not a life you want to take and he can be a very positive role model if he wants to be. now they want to use carlus as a mentor back at his old youth club. but he knows he'll need to work hard to regain this community's trust and that he'll be judged by actions, not words. jeremy ball, bbc news, derby. england and scotland are preparing for their second matches at the women's world cup — scotland playjapan on friday while england will face argentina. the tournament holders, the us, have begun their campaign with a 13—0 thrashing of thailand. katie gornall is following the action in france and sent this report. it was the most watched women's match in uk history. she has bent in number two for england. but for scotla nd number two for england. but for scotland and england it was just the first step. all eyes are now on game two. whatever side phil neville

selects against argentina, expect the squad to be rotated. even the goalkeepers have been told though, there could be changes. karen ba rdsley there could be changes. karen bardsley has been england's number one for three world cups but she knows it takes a team to win a trophy. put the ego aside and we wa nt to trophy. put the ego aside and we want to win, and that's it. at the end of the day our squad is so deep and so committed to wanting to win, no one is going to remember in five, ten years' time who did what when. you will just look at a world ten years' time who did what when. you willjust look at a world cup medal and say, i was a part of that. yesterday the england's players enjoyed a day of relaxing by the beachin enjoyed a day of relaxing by the beach in normandy not farfrom enjoyed a day of relaxing by the beach in normandy not far from the grounds of their 5—star hotel. scotla nd grounds of their 5—star hotel. scotland are just a few hours away from here in rennes and they seem to be enjoying their first experience ofa be enjoying their first experience of a world cup. there's plenty for scotland to feel positive about from the game with england. now it's about trying to find the final piece of the puzzle and get some points on the board. find the final piece of the puzzle and get some points on the boardm was a really emotional game against england and also the way the game

went physically was tiring, so we just feel having the time to recover mentally and physically was key for them. next up for a shelley kerr's side are the 2011 champions japan, but after they laboured to a draw against minnows argentina, scotland will be hopeful. hope was distinctly lacking for thailand as they went up against the holders usa and were destroyed. 13—0 was the final score, a record win at a world cup. 0nce again in women's football it is america leading the way. now it is time for the weather. helen willetts is with me. still pretty grim for some people. absolutely, we need the rain but it is coming on at once, we have had a month of rain widely in the past few days but some areas in lincolnshire have had two months of rain, four inches have fallen in holbeach and there is more to come, numerous flood warnings are out at the moment, lots of standing water as

well and this is how it looks, you can see the rain