welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. a code red for humanity — the un warns in a landmark report that human activity is changing the climate in unprecedented and sometimes irreversible ways. the world is littered but didn't heal. the world is littered but it did not act strongly enough. as a result, climate change is a problem thatis climate change is a problem that is here now. nobody is safe and it's getting worse faster. raging wildfires in greece, one of many countries already feeling the impact, the flames fanned by strong winds and rising temperatures.

and the world's smallest baby — more than a year later, this little girl finally leaves hospital here in singapore. hello and welcome — it's 8am in singapore and 1am in london. global warming is accelerating, and human influence is to blame — that's the warning from a damning new report from the un and its secretary general. antonio guterres says the evidence can not be denied — greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel burning and deforestation are choking the planet and putting billions of people at immediate risk. it's the most comprehensive climate change study ever and is produced by hundreds

of the world's top scientists from 66 countries. the report warns that the global average temperature rise could reach or exceed 1.5 degrees celsius in the next 20 years — ten years sooner than expected. it said rising temperatures will cause more frequent, extreme weather events across the globe and warned that irreversible changes are already ongoing in melting ice sheets, rising sea levels and increasing acidification. but the report also stated that climate change could be slowed down, with rapid and sustained emission reductions. our science editor david shukman has this report. as the world gets hotter, it's becoming more threatening. the terrifying scenes of mass escape from greek islands, burning amid heatwaves, just as devastating fires also hit california. the new report from the un climate panel says there will

be much more of this to come. with a real additional amount of global warning... this major study concludes that temperatures are rising and it is beyond doubt that human activity is driving them up. all the warnings so far have been ignored. the world listened, but didn't hear. but it didn't act strongly enough. and as a result, climate change is a problem that is here now. nobody is safe and it is getting worse faster. people in every region of the world are now feeling the impacts of more violent weather, fuelled by the gases that we release into the atmosphere. it is an absolute fact that human influence is warming the climate, and that is a very stark reminder that it is our activities which are changing the climate and affecting these extreme weather events and as the planet continues to warm, these consequences

just get worse. the scientists are certain of all this because they have got satellites spotting in minute detail how the planet is changing. and teams of researchers out in the toughest conditions, gathering data to help work out what is likely to come next. the big question is how much more of the planet will heat up in the coming decades, so scientists explore different scenarios. in two of them, there are rapid and deep cuts in carbon emissions and although the temperature does rise to potentially damaging levels, it isjust about within the limits set by the international community. but in two other scenarios, which are actually much closer to where we are heading right now, the increases are much more dangerous. in the most extreme, where emissions keep growing, things become catastrophic. but the message is that there

is still time to act. in one sentence this report shows that human action has got us to where we are, but human action can also crucially decide how the future will look like. we are not doomed. there is a lot we can all do, like this project in cambridge to fit shades to keep the sun off the windows. this problem is only going to get worse with climate change. we are going to have more and more heatwaves and they will be worse and worse, so that is why i think it makes sense to shade your windows now, start learning how to adapt. but some changes will be far tougher to deal with. the oceans will keep rising, we just don't know how much. the scientists are warning that there is going to be some rise in sea level whatever we do, maybe half a metre by the end of the century

if emissions are brought under control, or one metre if they are not and that would be really devastating for millions of people on coastlines around the world. but they can't rule out a far bigger rise approaching two metres if the polar ice sheets collapse. the great ice sheets are already adding to the level of the sea, but this process may suddenly accelerate. scientists aren't sure, but the implications would be disastrous. india is now in the grip of flooding. high seas would make it worse. the science has never been so clear that we can head off the worst of climate change, but not all of it, so we urgently need to get ready. i'm joined now by dr ramanthan, who is a world leading climate scientist from the university of california, san diego. he is especially renowned for making the breakthrough discovery about cfcs in 1975.

great to have you this morning. i want to zoom in on asia. how much do you think this region will suffer from much do you think this region will sufferfrom the will suffer from the ramifications of climate change?— ramifications of climate change? ramifications of climate chance? ,, . , a . ramifications of climate chance? ,, a . change? quite a bit. as much as any other— change? quite a bit. as much as any other region. _ change? quite a bit. as much as any other region. no _ change? quite a bit. as much as any other region. no region - change? quite a bit. as much as any other region. no region is i any other region. no region is going to be exempt from climate disruption. asia in particular, this report links or the weather extremes we are experiencing with global scale warming. what does it mean for asia? intense heat waves, coupled with droughts. it's raining, it is going to pour. severe monsoon rainfall, flooding. particularly concerned with the topic i have been working on for the last 20 years, the melting of the himalaya to bet gracious. ——

tibetan glaziers. it could be significant. the potentialfor significant. the potential for large—scale significant. the potentialfor large—scale destabilisation of la rge—scale destabilisation of society large—scale destabilisation of society is huge. the large-scale destabilisation of society is huge.— society is huge. the picture ou are society is huge. the picture you are painting _ society is huge. the picture you are painting is - society is huge. the picture i you are painting is extremely dire. to be honest, we can see some effects of climate change already in this part of the world. what can governments and people do to respond to these effects? �* u, , people do to respond to these effects? �* u, , ., effects? because we have dela ed effects? because we have delayed taking _ effects? because we have delayed taking action - effects? because we have delayed taking action so l effects? because we have - delayed taking action so long, we don't have the luxury of doing just one thing, cutting down emissions, which is critical. the 1.5 degrees warming is going to happen in the next ten years, give or take a few years, so that will

be a 50% amplification of the warming by 10—15 years. so what does that mean? potentially everything we are experiencing could amplify by about 50%. so we need to work on building resilience to societies. how are they going to cope with the floods? the droughts? so we need to do two things now. invest quite a bit of effort to build resilience in society, while at the same time bringing down the emissions rapidly. the outlook for _ down the emissions rapidly. the outlook for asia with regard to climate change. thank you so much forjoining us, doctor. greece is continuing to battle raging wildfires on the country's second

largest island, evia. the fires have been burning for a week after the most severe heatwave in 30 years. the greek prime minister said they were facing a natural disaster of unprecedented dimensions and it was obvious the climate crisis was now knocking on the door of the entire planet. more than 600 firefighters, some of them from the uk, are trying to control blazing forests which have destroyed homes and businesses. 0ur europe correspondent bethany bell reports from evia. fires rage on in evia. it's been a week and they're still not under control here. greece is experiencing its worst heatwave in decades. the searing temperatures and scorching winds mean these forests are like a tinderbox. the flames leave behind a ghostly landscape, white with ash. the fire swept through these hills, killing the trees, and this is what has been left behind — wreckage

and destruction. the ashes are still smouldering. the ground beneath my feet is hot from the blaze. vangelis has come to check up on his family's farm. it belongs to his son—in—law who's off fighting the fires. theirflock of 2,000 sheep and goats used to graze on this hillside, now all lost in this disaster. he says he's never experienced a fire like this before. translation: climate change in my opinion l is hurting the entire planet, and especially these forests, which are flammable. the authorities certainly haven't handled this very well, but the fire was our destiny. no one could have put it out. dozens of wildfires have broken out across greece in recent days. the prime minister says climate change is to blame. translation: it is obvious that

a climate crisis is now— knocking on the door of the entire planet, with fires that last weeks. this is a reason but it's not an excuse nor an alibi, and i will say it clearly — we may have done whatever is humanly possible, but in many cases it did not appear to be enough in the unequal battle with nature. in some areas of evia, the fires only stopped when they reached the sea. many locals say they've been abandoned. they say the authorities haven't done enough to protect the forests and their homes. and with temperatures rising, there are fears of more wildfires like this in the years to come. bethany bell, bbc news, evia. meanwhile a huge wildfire in northern california is now the second largest in the state's history with thousands of people forced out of their their homes. the dixie fire has been burning for more than 26 days, and more than 5,000 firefighters

are trying to contain it. it has consumed hundreds of buildings and threatens thousands more. 11 other major wildfires are also burning in california. there's lots of information and articles on our website about the un climate change report, including what each of us can do to reduce our own carbon footprint. chris morris of the bbc�*s reality check has made a short film about three things we could do to make a difference. take a look on bbc.com/news or on the news app. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. the department of defence in the united states plans to make vaccination against covid—19 mandatory for all military personnel. the pentagon is seeking presidential authorisation to implement the proposal no later than mid—september. for more than a year and a half, canada has barred

visitors from its closest neighbour and largest trading partner — the united states. but as of today, fully vaccinated americans are now allowed cross the border and enter canada free of quarantine, which prompted massive queues at the border. london's iconic landmark tower bridge has been hit by a technicalfault, leaving the bridge stuck while open, causing major traffic problems. the 127—year—old bridge was scheduled to open monday to allow a large wooden ship through, but it becamejammed. if you want to get in touch with me i'm on twitter — @bbckarishma. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. how the games will go down in history, and can future

0lympic hosts learn from tokyo? the big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a huge job of crowd control. idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80. he's being buried in saudi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off

the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is newsday on the bbc. our main headline: a code red for humanity — the un warns in a landmark report that human activity is changing the climate in unprecedented and sometimes irreversible ways. prince andrew is being sued in new york by virginia roberts giuffre, one ofjeffrey epstein�*s alleged victims. in a statement, ms giuffre said her civil suit lays out in detail how she was trafficked to prince andrew and sexually abused by him. prince andrew has vehemently denied all of the allegations against him. 0ur north america correspondent nada tawfik has more.

this civil lawsuit was filed under the child victims act. and it's a landmark new york state law that essentially opened up a one—year window to sue over sexual abuse allegations no matter how long ago they occurred. and that one—year window expires in just a few days. so virginia roberts giuffre's lawyers say they have been in touch through letters with prince andrew's team, but they've been completely ignored. they had suggested they would like to resolve this case through a negotiated settlement. they once again say they were ignored by prince andrew's team, and so decided to go forward with filing the civil lawsuit which alleges that virginia roberts giuffre, when she was just 17, was sexually trafficked byjeffrey epstein and sexually abused by prince andrew in london, new york, and the us virgin islands.

now prince andrew has emphatically denied all the allegations against him, but in a statement, virginia roberts giuffre said she did not come to this decision lightly. she knows that that will subject her to further attacks, but she knew if she did not pursue this action, she would be letting others down around the world. so as i say, prince andrew has emphatically denied the allegations, but a new civil lawsuit filed in new york — just one more piece of what virginia roberts giuffre, the suits she's had in connection to her allegations.

vodafone has become the second uk mobile phone company to reintroduce roaming charges in europe from january. new and upgraded customers will be charged at least £1 per day to use their mobile phone in eu destinations. as the first olympic games to be held amid a pandemic, tokyo 2020 is being dubbed the athlete's games — where 0lympians focused on themselves and cared for fellow competitors, rather than playing to the crowds who weren't there. so as the athletes arrive home, was tokyo 2020 a game changer — not only for the japanese people but for the world as a whole? earlier i spoke to author and cultural historian ofjapan, dr chris harding and asked him how the japanese had viewed the event. they were always going to be quite a divisive game is they were always going to be quite a divisive game is for people injapan. forsome,

quite a divisive game is for people injapan. for some, the fact they went ahead at all was a sign thatjapan�*s leaders had been quite weak, even quite chaotic, under covid. and also that they have not really been able to resist foreign pressure onjapan from able to resist foreign pressure on japan from the able to resist foreign pressure onjapan from the international olympic committee in this case. but then again, tv viewer figures injapan for the figures in japan for the olympics figures injapan for the olympics have been amazing. the 0lympics have been amazing. the medal haul has been the best everforjapan, which of medal haul has been the best ever forjapan, which of course get people involved. and i think probably as we come to the end of the games, its not just a matter of relief for the japanese that everything seems to have gone 0k, japanese that everything seems to have gone ok, but also a kind of confidence there, because not many countries could have pulled off a game is under these circumstances. and we have just watched japan do exactly that. we have just watched japan do exactly that-— exactly that. yes, chris, japan did try to _ exactly that. yes, chris, japan did try to play _ exactly that. yes, chris, japan did try to play uo _ exactly that. yes, chris, japan did try to play up the - exactly that. yes, chris, japan did try to play up the themes. did try to play up the themes of diversity to show itself is a multiethnic place, not something we conventionally think ofjapan as. how much did that work for them? for

think ofjapan as. how much did that work for them?— that work for them? for me, that work for them? for me, that was _ that work for them? for me, that was one _ that work for them? for me, that was one of _ that work for them? for me, that was one of the - that work for them? for me, that was one of the missed l that was one of the missed opportunities of the games. 0ne opportunities of the games. one of the poignant moments in the closing ceremony showed dancers from the far north —— the far north of japan from the far north —— the far north ofjapan and from from the far north —— the far north of japan and from the from the far north —— the far north ofjapan and from the far southin north ofjapan and from the far south in okinawa, two communities injapan that have historically been quite marginalised. there was the hope that in these 0lympics they could promote japan internationally, but also at home injapan as a multiethnic place, including these communities as part of what it means to be japan. but there really wasn't much of that. i suppose unless you had spectators coming into japan, going to these places, getting it in front of the world's media, it is quite hard to do it, and perhaps inevitably it does feel like a missed opportunity. does feel like a missed opportunity-— does feel like a missed ouortuni . . . ., opportunity. looking ahead to the winter — opportunity. looking ahead to the winter olympics, - opportunity. looking ahead to the winter olympics, which i the winter olympics, which china is hosting, how much of these themes of diversity do you think beijing will be hoping to emulate? i imagine

bei'in: is hoping to emulate? i imagine beijing is trying _ hoping to emulate? i imagine beijing is trying to _ hoping to emulate? i imagine beijing is trying to avoid - hoping to emulate? i imagine beijing is trying to avoid what j beijing is trying to avoid what could be a double whammy at the beijing olympics next february. 0n the one hand, a resurgence of covid if things go badly over the winter, and on the other, the threat of diplomatic boycotts. 0n the covid side of things, they have sent a team into japan to see how japan dealt with the olympics in tokyo. so hopefully the fact those 0lympics have gone well will mean the chinese can offer a safe and fun 0lympics next february. a baby thought to be the world's smallest at birth has been discharged from a singapore hospital after 13 months of intensive treatment. kwek yu xuan was just 212 grams — the weight of an apple — when she was born, and measured 2a centimetres long. her mother gave birth to her by emergency c—section four months ahead of schedule after she was diagnosed with pre—eclampsia — dangerously high blood pressure

that can damage vital organs and be fatal for both mother and baby. yu xuan now weighs a much healthier 6.3kg. drzubairamir is the head and senior consultant of the dept of neo—natology at the singapore national university hospital. he told me how he and his team helped baby yu xuan to survive. so, when we had yu xuan on hand, of course it was a surprise. and there wasn't any precedent of how to look after such a tiny baby. but our team worked very diligently, and we have our own protocol from previous experience with premature babies, so we implemented that. and we modified our protocol according to the baby's need. so this was a team effort, and we are very grateful to yu xuan's parents and to the community that, you know, trusted us to deliver care for her.

and she's doing well. that is fantastic news. i have to ask, though, are there any specific health concerns that you're worried about for her future? yes, babies born at this gestational age and that tiny, you know, their lungs, their brain, their heart continues to grow for many years. so, we have to keep monitoring her and provide her with the necessary treatment. we need to make sure she doesn't get into infections, because her lungs are really, you know, premature still. but we hope that, with time, she'll get better and better. what do you credit her survival to, when so many babies in similar situations sadly don't make it? so she was born, you know, very

small, in terms of her weight, but she was in that, you know, the grey zone — what we call the borderline viability — at 2a weeks. so if you just take the gestational age criteria, she had about a 70% chance of survival. but of course, she was very, very small, so that put her in an unfavorable condition. but she didn't have any infections, her mother was, apart from that high blood pressure, didn't suffer from diabetes or any other chronic diseases. so that helped us. you have been watching newsday. a reminder of our top story — un experts have delivered their bleakest climate report yet, warning that humans have changed the planet irreversibly. they say global warming is already causing extreme heatwaves.

that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. well, many of us have had to endure days of torrential showers, the grass is sodden. what has happened to august, we wonder? i've got some good news — tuesday is looking sunnier and warmer than of late across most of the uk, not absolutely everywhere. we still have a few showers in the forecast in the short term. here's the unsettled weather recently. you can see the clouds spiralling across the uk, but we've got a gap in the weather. it's called a ridge of high pressure. there's a low which is heading our way, as well, but this ridge is going to settle things down on tuesday. so, what's tuesday, 6am in the morning looking like? a lot of fine, bright, if not already sunny weather across the uk. 13 celsius in london, 10 celsius in glasgow, just the stray shower here and there.

how about the rest of the morning into the afternoon? so, lots of sunshine, especially across england and wales. in scotland, we are anticipating downpours and thunderstorms to form over the highlands, and they'll probably drift towards the east coast, and there's a chance of a few scattered showers just close to the north sea coasts and maybe 1—2 other areas. but other than that, it is going to be a predominantly sunny day with scattered fairweather clouds, light winds, and very pleasant temperatures. i suspect they will probably hit around 2a celsius in 1—2 spots on tuesday. now, here's a look at wednesday's weather map. a low is approaching with its weather front — here's the low out there. the weather front is approaching western areas of the uk, so the weather will go downhill. 0ut towards the west on wednesday, you can see the rain sweeping in — this is the morning in northern ireland, western parts of scotland, and other western extremities also get the cloud and rain, and a bit of a breeze, too. but eastern areas in the southeast should, at the very least, stay bright

and actually quite warm in norwich, up to 2a — that's because, ahead of weather fronts, we quite often have a southerly wind that's strengthening the breeze — not strong, just a light summer breeze keeping those temperatures high enough. now, the weather front moves through the uk on thursday, but notice there's hardly any rain on the weather front, it's literallyjust a line of cloud. that will introduce just slightly fresher conditions to western areas here, but staying warm in the southeast, up to around 211—25 celsius. but in the northwest, closer to the centre of the low pressure, it will stay wet and, at times, windy.

we will have a headlines and all the news stories at the top of the hour straight after this programme. hello. no, don't adjust your set — this is the media show on the bbc. but that theme tune to news at 10 and the famous bongs are part of our popular culture, along with the high angle sweep across london over the rooftops along the thames to meet the face of big ben. all that is part of the iconography of british television news, but who watches the big network bulletins these days? more and more gen z—ers and millennials are increasingly moving online to get their news and information. some older demographics, too,

are attracted to more partisan, opinionated platforms.