emissions by 2050. he is not the only one saying that. that climate change advisory committee, which is the official advisory group, essentially said the same thing, i thinkjust a few months ago, they said think “ust a few months ago, they sai: think “ust a few months ago, they sai. ., , think 'ust a few months ago, they sai. ., , ., think 'ust a few months ago, they saia . , ., ,. , think 'ust a few months ago, they saia ., , ., , . , , said there was no discernible sign ofthe said there was no discernible sign of the government _ said there was no discernible sign of the government making - said there was no discernible sign of the government making any i said there was no discernible sign l of the government making any sort said there was no discernible sign - of the government making any sort of plans, or putting anything in place to try to meet its own targets. it has to be said that there is a blueprint in circulation globally. there are versions of the green new deal. he uk iteration of that, but there's not only a climate tackling, climate crisis tackling programme, there is also a jobs creation programme. the government does not seem remotely interested in this, and it's unfortunate that it's coming at a time when the uk is about to host these talks. the world is looking towards the uk to lead on this issue, and currently it's not.

let's get a response from jamie. you have worked in government and you know how things right behind the scenes. is everything going well? i think if it wasn't for the pandemic, this would — think if it wasn't for the pandemic, this would be to central priority of government at the moment. obviously, the reality— government at the moment. obviously, the reality is_ government at the moment. obviously, the reality is that we are dealing with the — the reality is that we are dealing with the pandemic, a global pandemic which _ with the pandemic, a global pandemic which we _ with the pandemic, a global pandemic which we have been for the last 18 months _ which we have been for the last 18 months. all sorts of issues. going back— months. all sorts of issues. going back to _ months. all sorts of issues. going back to the — months. all sorts of issues. going back to the earlier story, if we are seeing _ back to the earlier story, if we are seeing the — back to the earlier story, if we are seeing the end of the pandemic, if we are _ seeing the end of the pandemic, if we are seeing us move away from the pandemic— we are seeing us move away from the pandemic them i think we absolutely will see _ pandemic them i think we absolutely will see government switching to talking _ will see government switching to talking much more about the climate emergency, internationaltargets, emergency, international targets, how we _ emergency, internationaltargets, how we can get you next year, this conference — how we can get you next year, this conference is absolutely huge. the summit _ conference is absolutely huge. the summit is— conference is absolutely huge. the summit is incredibly important, and ithink— summit is incredibly important, and ithihk it's _ summit is incredibly important, and i think it's right, it should be an absolute — i think it's right, it should be an absolute focus, especially as the pandemic— absolute focus, especially as the pandemic resides. i expect we will be hearing — pandemic resides. i expect we will be hearing a lot more about this over— be hearing a lot more about this over the — be hearing a lot more about this over the months to come. let's look at the telegraph _ over the months to come. let's look at the telegraph again. _ over the months to come. let's look at the telegraph again. to - over the months to come. let's look at the telegraph again. to the - over the months to come. let's look at the telegraph again. to the most successful at sporting couple in history, and british strake and i

should take jason kenny and laura kenny, both showing off their civil —— silver medals there. it has been a debate on social media. should you celebrate silver medals? one has one 16, the other has 1a. they look pretty happy with silver. is that ok to celebrate? it’s pretty happy with silver. is that 0k to celebrate?— to celebrate? it's perfectly 0k to celebrate all _ to celebrate? it's perfectly 0k to celebrate all metals, _ to celebrate? it's perfectly 0k to celebrate all metals, surely. - to celebrate? it's perfectly 0k to celebrate all metals, surely. it . to celebrate? it's perfectly 0k to i celebrate all metals, surely. it has been a very good day for the uk's bounty of metals, eight and one day. i think it's now six in the league table of metals, and absolutely. i say count them all, but count all of the athletes who attended that's really extraordinary olympics in very unusual circumstances. they have all been absolutely amazing, and they have given us a lot to focus on to take our minds off of this never ending pandemic. jamie, what did you _ this never ending pandemic. jamie, what did you make _ this never ending pandemic. jamie, what did you make of— this never ending pandemic. jamie, what did you make of them? - this never ending pandemic. jamie, what did you make of them? i - this never ending pandemic. jamie, what did you make of them? i am l what did you make of them? i am still staggered — what did you make of them? i am still staggered there's _ what did you make of them? i am still staggered there's a _ what did you make of them? i am still staggered there's a debate about— still staggered there's a debate about whether people should

celebrate silver. that's extraordinary.- celebrate silver. that's extraordinary. celebrate silver. that's extraordina . �* ., extraordinary. but it is a real debate. extraordinary. but it is a real debate- l— extraordinary. but it is a real debate. iwill_ extraordinary. but it is a real debate. iwilltell_ extraordinary. but it is a real debate. i will tell you - extraordinary. but it is a real debate. i will tell you why, l debate. i will tell you why, sebastian in 1980 was disgusted with his silver medal. 1986, linford christie said he would throw away a silver medal if the got it. and papa come easy anyone who comes and gets a runner up, they take the medal off, so it's about —— valid debate stop letting in the heat at the moment when you have just come second, of course he will be disappointed and upset, but actually take a step back, what you are essentially saying is you at the second best at your support in the world. that's an amazing achievement, and i speak as someone who could just about barely cycle a kilometre, let alone play around the way they do. as rachel says, people have to put themselves out there. they deserve huge credit. the candies have been absolutely inspirational. the only sad thing is they haven't been able to do it with an olympic atmosphere and a real crowd. he watching it you can sense it's not quite the same, and you do have these exceptional circumstances, but i think they deserve huge credit for everything they have been doing, and they have

been making lots of very proud fans back at home. i asked —— i routinely stamp until five back at home. i asked —— i routinely stamp untilfive or six in the morning watching all the coverage in anything, oh my goodness, i have to go to work the next day. we will return to our conversation in a bit. for the moment, jamie, rachel, thank you to you both so much. that's it for the papers for this hour, we will be back at 11:30pm. thanks forjoining us. day 11 of the tokyo olympics saw great britain's best medal performance at the games so far. eight podium finishes for team gb — matching the eight medals won on day 11 of both the london and rio olympics. two of them came in the track cycling. golden couple jason and laura kenny both added to their already impressive tallies. a silver in the team sprint forjason means he draws level with bradley wiggins on eight

medals, as britain's most decorated olympian. going into the final against the netherlands, team gb had far too much work to do in the final lap. kenny, along with ryan owens and jack carlin, battled but had to settle for silver — beaten comprehensively by the dutch team who set a new olympic record. and laura kenny was denied a fifth olympic title — her team were beaten by germany, who broke the world record on their way to gold, in the women's team pursuit. kenny does have the chance of two more golds though in the omnium and the madison later in the week. the day got off to the perfect start with two golds in the space of an hour on the water in the sailing. the brits having a great regatta so far and dylan fletcher and stuart bithall made it even better, finishing in first in the men's 49er. and it was a nail—biting race to the finish line with germany. but in the end gb coming out on top for a first gold in the classification. and shortly after that, giles scott defended his title in the men's finn.

that's six consecutive gold medals in that class for gb. and there was a silver to add to the tally on the water with anna burnet and john gimson getting second place in the mixed nacra17 class. team gb has a new star on the track, 19—year—old keely hodgkinson — who took silver in the women's 800 metres, against a really tough field. she managed to finish second behind america's athing mo— in a time of one minute, 55.88 seconds. britain's jemma reekie finished fourth, with alex bell in seventh. but the brilliant run from hodgkinson was a new british record, beating dame kelly holmes's previous best. i'm speechless right now. obviously kelly is a legend. she will be a legend of british athletics for a long time. i have looked up to her. i've spoken during the last couple of days, she is a lovely person. i just... i have no widespread, honestly. but i want to thank my

amazing team, my family, they have made so many sacrifices for me. oh, i'm going to cry. and trevor and jenny, they have got so much belief in me, because i did it. look what that meant to her. staying in athletics — andjust like in rio, jamaica's elaine thompson—herah has been crowned the sprint queen of the tokyo games. she took gold in the women's 200 metres to go with her gold in the 100 at the weekend. she surged to victory in 21.53 seconds — the second fastest time in history. it means that thompson—herah completes the "double—double" after achieving golds in the same events at rio in 2016. jack laugher, with bronze in the three metre springboard, and pat mccormack, with silver in boxing's welterweight division, complete the medal haul on day 11. mccormack was beaten in the gold—medal fight by cuba's ron—eel iglesias. mccormack�*s silver means team gb has secured a record six medals in the boxing events at tokyo. and this is how the medal table looks tonight — great britain sixth with 13 golds, 43 medals overall.

it is down on both rio 2016 and london 2012. and the 13 golds won so far falls well short of london's 22 and rio's 19 at this stage. but day 12 could offer more medal hopes for team gb — and, in a few hours' time, team gb�*s youngest olympian since 1928. the 13—year—old sky brown will compete in skateboarding's park contest. sarah mulkerrins is in tokyo and joins us now. sarah — what a story this could be for sky brown. this has been building, hasn't it, for so long, ever since everybody realised that sky brown had qualified for the olympics, and then obviously the olympics were delayed by a year. that has helped her potentially as well because she suffered a really bad crash last year. she has recovered since from that and is here in tokyo to take part in the park events. we have discrete event in the opening

weekend of the olympics. now it is the turn of the park skaters. sky brown is such a talent in that's going for uk. i world bronze medallist. also a 15—year—old as well going for team gb. however, look out for the japanese 15—year—old. she is the highly fancied skateboarder to win gold in this. we know that they were relegated in the street events, winning gold there. so they are looking for another gold medal there, but it is such a brilliant story, and i know there will be so much attention on sky brown when she competes a little bit later. apart from that. _ competes a little bit later. apart from that, sarah, _ competes a little bit later. apart from that, sarah, what - competes a little bit later. apart from that, sarah, what else - competes a little bit later. apart from that, sarah, what else can| competes a little bit later. apart i from that, sarah, what else can we look forward to monday 12? ltrailiile look forward to monday 12? while comedy action — look forward to monday 12? while comedy action has _ look forward to monday 12? while comedy action has already - look forward to monday 12? turn la: comedy action has already started here early in tokyo because we have the open water swimming, the ten km marathon under way. alice is taking part in that for great britain. the first black female swimmer to represent team gb at the olympics.

she is an action right now, just down below us in tokyo bay. that will be a bit of a slog later on on the track, we are going to have the start of the habitat alone, it will be all eyes on this battle between katerina johnson, thompson, the world champion from 2019, the olympic champion from belgium. katerina johnson times and has been struggling a little bit with any achilles injury fall stair —— this year. it will be interesting to see how it goes. the hurdles are oppressed, and then they have the highjump and the oppressed, and then they have the high jump and the shot put and the 200 years later. they will also then compete tomorrow. the women's golf gets under way in terms of gb there. you're looking at mel reid, jodi, we also have another new sport making its debut in sport climbing. the men went yesterday and today it of the women with sean i'm going in for that for great britain.— that for great britain. thank you very much _ that for great britain. thank you very much for— that for great britain. thank you very much for taking _ that for great britain. thank you very much for taking us - that for great britain. thank you very much for taking us through | very much for taking us through everything to look forward to on day

12 of the tokyo olympics live there from tokyo. now to some football. players from all 20 premier league clubs say they'll continue to take the knee next season as a symbol of their "unity against all forms of racism". a "no room for racism" sleeve badge will also be worn by players and match officials. the premier league say they "wholeheartedly support" the decision. the opening game of the new season takes place next friday — with newly promoted brentford hosting arsenal. rangers have lost 2—1 to malmo in sweden in the first leg of their champions league third round qualifying tie. they were 2—0 down when steven davis scored deep into injury time. the away goals rule is no longer applied but steven gerrard's side will be delighted to have halved the defecit ahead of the return game at ibrox. david willey blasted northern superchargers to a crushing 63 run victory over london spirit in the men's hundred. willey smashed 81 not out from 45 balls at lord's, the highest score of the men's tournament so far. superchargers jump from seventh to third in the table.spirit remain without a win with four defeats and a wash—out.

earlier london spirit women beat northern superchargers in a thrilling finish to their match. needing two runs from three balls, jemima rodriguez hit a four to give her side only their second victory of the new competition. and that's all the sport for now. from me and the rest of the team, bye—bye. hello. the weather midweek isn't looking too bad at all for most of us. wednesday is going to bring lengthy sunny spells, skies will probably look a little bit like this. but we're expecting heavy showers, too. let's have a look at the big picture first, and here's the jet stream. everywhere south of that is warm. everywhere north of that is generally cool and quiet showery. and you can see a large chunk of the continent experiencing this relatively cool and showery summertime weather.

so, at the moment, its quiet on the weatherfront. clear first thing in the morning with lots of sunshine. temperatures around ten in glasgow, 13 in liverpool, 12 in london. notice a bit more cloud in the morning here out towards the north west, and actually it will be quite cloudy through the day. in the western isles and northern ireland, showers here. but showers also breaking out across parts of the highlands, the pennines and a few scattered around the midlands and the south, too. but coastal areas probably staying dry and sunny all through the course of the afternoon. winds'll be light. it'll feel warm enough, too, 22 degrees quite widely. even on the north sea coast, in excess of 20 celsius. you'll notice that some of these showers, some heavy and maybe thundery ones, will last through the afternoon and into the evening hours as well on wednesday. now, here's the weather map for thursday. this current of wind, that's the jet stream pushing a low pressure towards us for the end of the week, so that means

the weather is turning unsettled. and here's thursday. 0ut towards the west comes a low pressure. you can see the increasing winds, up to near gale—force around some coasts. outbreaks of rain, too. for a time at least, eastern parts of the country shouldn't be too bad at all on thursday. i think that rain and wind will probably reach you later in the day, and temperatures hence getting up to around 22 in the afternoon in hull. but the low pressure is slap bang over us on friday, and it'll be a slow—mover. so, that means all the heavy showers that'll be churning away, they'll be sitting on top of us for quite some time. i think on friday particularly heavy. the met office is highlighting across scotland, northern ireland and the north of england heavy and thundery and prolonged. in the south, there'll be showers too. and remember, very breezy weather as well, so brollies at the ready.

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