welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... as extreme weather grips the world, the bbc learns of countries lobbying for a more gradual move away from fossil fuels. india has been experiencing the effects of climate change first—hand. recent floods have killed more than 150 people. our reporter is on the ground with the latest. in this one small village alone, more than 100 homes were completely destroyed, and just as many were left damaged. as the river rose earlier in the week, people say they ran for their lives. also in the programme: buckingham palace reveals that queen elizabeth spent wednesday night in hospital for preliminary medical checks, she's now back at windsor castle.

borisjohnson urges people to get vaccinated — as the daily number of new covid infections in the uk surges to more than 50,000. live from our studio in singapore — this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. saudi arabia, australia and japan are among a number of countries — who've lobbied for changes to a crucial report — which underlines the need to move away from using fossil fuels. the lobbying was revealed in a leak of documents seen by the bbc. saudi arabia is one of the world's largest oil producers. australia is a major coal exporter. the leak comes as world leaders prepare to gather in glasgow for the global climate talks in ten days�* time. 0ur climate editor

justin rowlat reports. the clock is ticking on tackling climate change. the science says unless we start making dramatic cuts to emissions now, we risk very serious consequences. world leaders will be meeting here in glasgow for a crucial climate conference in just ten days. yet leaked documents seen by the bbc show some countries are pressuring the un to change its message on the options for tackling the challenge. saudi arabia, australia and japan are arguing the world doesn't need to reduce fossil fuel use as quickly as the un suggests. the un says the focus for the energy sector should be actively phasing out fossil fuels. delete this, says saudi arabia. 0ne aim of the glasgow conference is to agree an end to the use of coal, but india warned it expects it to remain the mainstay of energy

production for decades. meanwhile brazil and argentina ask that the evidence that eating less meat can help cut greenhouse gas emissions being watered down. the leak consists of thousands of comments by governments and others to the scientists responsible for a key un report. they were given to greenpeace uk, which passed them onto the bbc. i think the comments of these countries demonstrates the depth to which they will go to try and halt progress in tackling climate change. these un science reports, and this isjust one part of three, are pretty much the bible of climate science. they're used by governments to decide how to tackle climate change, and they will provide a crucial input to the negotiations in glasgow. scientists who've helped compile these reports say the un science is objective. there is absolutely no

pressure on scientists to accept the comments. so if the comments are lobbying, if they're not justified by the science, they will not be integrated in the ipcc report. the world has experienced some of the most extreme weather ever recorded in recent years. they have been terrible floods, including in china, and ferocious wildfires in australia, and right around the world. it means, says a veteran of many international negotiations, that most world leaders do understand what is at stake in glasgow. people can see the effects of climate change. this is all about understanding that even though the challenge is immense, there really isn't an alternative to dealing with it. in my lifetime even, and certainly in your generation, the generation coming up, they are going to be living with this. glasgow wants to show its best face to the world for this conference. it could well be the biggest gathering of world leaders in british history.

christiana figueres will be there. she's environmental royalty, having played a crucial role in previous climate summits. she says it is vital that governments are involved in the review process. everybody�*s voice has to be there. that's the whole purpose. this is not a single thread, this is a tapestry woven by many, many threads. but there is no time to waste. every second, more carbon dioxide is building up in the atmosphere. what the world needs now is ambition. justin rowlatt, bbc news. well, as you heard injustin�*s report — india is another country highlighted in the documents seen by bbc news. as a rapidly expanding economy, it's one of the world's biggest polluters. the country is also seeing at first hand the effects of climate change on weather patterns. recent flash floods in the south of the country

have claimed the lives of more than 150 people. from kerala, here's our south asia correspondent, rajini vaidyanathan. i must warn you that rajini's report contains some distressing images. kerala, india's coastal paradise, is testament to the beauty of nature. but it's also been a reminder of the devastation it can leave in its path. the state's had more than double the usual rainfall it gets in october. thousands have been left homeless after floods and landslides. dozens have died — many of them children. a smart and friendly three—year—old was buried under the mud. his mother, sophia, is in hospital, covered in bruises. she was trapped by the landslide and said the mud came right up to her head. "my son woke up in the morning

and went to brush his teeth," she told me. "he didn't even have his breakfast. then we heard a noise like thunder, and the house fell down." in a nearby bed, sophia's two other children, who were also injured and are facing the pain of life without their sibling. rescue teams are still searching the river for victims. in this one small village alone, more than 100 homes were completely destroyed, and just as many were left damaged. and we are just standing in what is left of one family home. as the river rose earlier in the week, people say they ran for their lives. images of this house in a village went viral. just like that, it was gone. this girl lived here with her parents and escaped minutes before the family home

was washed away. we never expected this to happen in just a few moments. we lost everything. so have these familes staying at a makeshift camp. scientists in india say rising sea temperatures are to blame for extreme weather here. it's often the poorest who are hit the hardest. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, kerala. buckingham palace has revealed that queen elizabeth has spent a night in hospital — after cancelling a visit to northern ireland. a spokesperson said the queen, who's 95, underwent "preliminary investigations" at a private hospital in central london. she returned to windsor castle on thursday — she's said to be in good spirits. 0ur correspondent, sean dilley, has more on the statement from buckingham palace.

they kept this to a degree of privacy in part because of the queen's medical privacy, but the sun newspaper had broken news of that they said, so buckingham palace has confirmed that the longest—serving monarch, queen elizabeth ii, did visit the hospital the come the talk is that she was due to go there to visit specialists, but had been kept in for logistical reasons, returning to windsor castle all earlier and that she is said to be in good spirits and remember, of course, we were told, weren't we, that when she cancelled or postponed her visit to northern ireland, she would be there for the centurion of northern ireland. this was purely precautionary, but there is, as he can imagine, a degree of privacy for the monarch. the fbi has confirmed that human remains found in a florida wilderness park are those of brian laundrie — the partner of gabby petito, a well—known travel blogger, who was found dead in wyoming last month. mr laundrie had been missing for several weeks, after returning to florida

from a cross—country trip without her. let's get the latest from our correspondent david willis — bring us speed to the latest. this case has left armchair sleuths and true crime fans a dog. brian and gabby left new york where they wear at high school together for this cross—country road trip, but about two months later, brian returned to his home in florida alone. that sparked a huge search. resulting in the discovery of gabby�*s body on the 19th of december —— september in wilderness in wyoming and the police believe that that body has been there for about a month by the time it was discovered and say that they believe that gabbie had

been strangled. now, brian then it refused to co—operate with officials. he disappeared himself on the 14th of september. that was two weeks after he would've returned home, and now yesterday, in fact human remains were found in this nature reserve near the family home in florida in the last hour or so. the fbi has confirmed that those human remains are those of brian. that's bringing this extraordinary case to an end, which as i say has kept people here god, on radio, television and cable news, of course as well. , , , ., well. david bringing us up to date on that _ well. david bringing us up to date on that story. - well. david bringing us up to date on that story. thank. well. david bringing us up to| date on that story. thank you forjoining us. the number of new infections in the uk in the past 2a hours has surged past 50,000 for the first time since july. the prime minister has urged people to come forward prime minister borisjohson has urged people to come forward

for vaccinations and booster jabs — but said the government was sticking with its plan for managing the pandemic. 0ur health editor hugh pym has the latest. are you here for your booster? yes. the boosterjab roll—out continues for priority groups, including health and care staff and older patients. it's now at the centre of the government's plan in england to combat the spread of the virus. i think the most important- thing people can do now isjust get that boosterjab. when you get the call, get the jab~ _ we've done about 4 million boosterjabs already. - but labour says it's not happening fast enough. the booster programme has slowed down so much that, at this rate, we're not going to complete it until spring of next year. so, the government needs to change, it needs to get a grip. at a ceramics class at an adult education centre today, there were some who in due course will be eligible for a boosterjab because of their age. they're pleased about that, but say they would like more information.

i would've loved to have heard from my gp as soon as the booster's announced as to when i could have it. that would've been brilliant, yeah. i'm really glad the whole programme's out there. i think it'd be advisable - to do, particularly as i'm out and about, you know, and like to travel. - boosters can be booked online in england six months and one week after a second dose. 0ne mp's complained that some constituents were struggling to get appointments, but nhs sources said the system overall was actually working pretty well. in parallel with the national system, gp practices are continuing to run vaccination clinics and centres, but some say the process of contacting people has been difficult. we're also having to just deal with the day—to—day workload, and that's huge. it's no secret the demand has gone through the roof recently. lots of evidence to support that. so, you know, we're having to work out what to prioritise, and i think that the booster prioritisation perhaps is falling down the list a bit because of what we're being asked to do.

in wales, scotland and northern ireland, those eligible for boosters are being contacted by letter, text or phone call, with the programme rolled out in stages. take—up of vaccines amongst older age groups has reached close to 100%. that's what figures for first doses in england show. but amongst younger age groups, it's closer to 50%, and a lot lower for 12—15—year—olds, but that programme only began a month ago. ministers know they need to step up the campaign to get more younger people vaccinated as part of what they call the wall of defence against the virus, with pleas that if people don't come forward forjabs, restrictions in england may be required. hugh pym, bbc news. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... a possible breakthrough in the world of transplants — involving a pig. it could help solve the shortage of donated organs.

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for so long taxis home one last time. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines... documents seen by the bbc show a number of countries have been lobbying the un for a more gradual move away from the use of fossil fuels. more than 150 people have died in flooding across india and nepal, as india's military are drafted in to help rescue efforts. in the uk, a 25—year—old man has been charged with murder and the preparation of terrorist acts, after the fatal stabbing of the politician sir david amess. ali harbi ali, from north london, was arrested following the attack last friday. sir david, who had been a conservative member

of parliament for almost a0 years, died at the scene. daniel sandford reports. just over six days after sir david amess mp was stabbed to death in leigh—on—sea, the man accused of murdering him was brought to court. in the dock at westminster magistrates', ali harbi ali wore a grey sweatshirt and trousers and black—rimmed glasses. he spoke to confirm his name, date of birth and his address in kentish town in north london and then sat silently for the hearing, which lasted less than a quarter of an hour. sir david was killed in an office at the back of the belfairs methodist church halljust after midday on friday. he'd been meeting voters as part of a constituency surgery. police officers and paramedics who'd rushed to the scene were unable to save him. a large team of detectives have been working around the clock to find out as much as we can about what happened and why. that work has included searches of a number of london addresses. 0ur advanced forensics teams

have analysed digital devices and carried out a painstaking review of cctv footage. as well as the murder charge, ali harbi ali is also accused of preparing a terrorist act with an mp as the potential target. the charge alleges that he started plotting as far back as may 2019, almost two and a half years ago. since march this year he's accused of doing reconnaissance on mps here at the house of commons, at one mp's home address on several occasions, and at another mp's constituency surgery just five weeks ago. ali harbi ali, seen here walking in the direction of gospel 0ak station in north london on the day of sir david's murder, was arrested at the church hall in leigh—on—sea. the head of the crown prosecution service's counterterrorism division said...

ali harbi ali is a british citizen who was born in south london to somali parents and grew up in croydon. because he faces a murder charge the chief magistrate said that he would remain in custody, and after the hearing he was taken away to spend his first night in prison. the us house of representatives has approved a resolution finding former trump advisor steve bannon in contempt of congress. mr bannon has refused to appear before a congressional hearing investigating january's attack on the us capitol — citing executive priviledge. the matter will now be refered to the justice department. a coronavirus lockdown in the australian city of melbourne has been lifted, now that 70% of the population has been double—vaccinated. the city has had six lockdowns, spending more than 260 days in total under tough restrictions. pubs, cafes, and hairdressers

can now reopen — but only to those who are double—vaccinated. meanwhile, australia's most populous state — home to the iconic city of sydney — is easing lockdown conditions, which have been in place sincejune. it comes just as new south wales prepares for the main summer season. we can speak to sally tabner in sydney. she's the co—owner of bookoccino — a book store, coffee shop, and wine bar. great to have you on the programme. thank you for joining us. it has been hard going for you, hasn't a? i remember reading that you bought the business on the reason they come about a year orso reason they come about a year or so ago until the first lockdown started. he or so ago until the first lockdown started. ., ., lockdown started. he had a run of about a _ lockdown started. he had a run of about a year— lockdown started. he had a run of about a year before - lockdown started. he had a run of about a year before the - of about a year before the first lockdown in sydney began, so we had gotten a bit of a

head start, but we are looking forward to getting it going again. forward to getting it going aaain. ~ . forward to getting it going aiain,~ ., .,, forward to getting it going aiain,~ ., , again. what has been the thing that ou again. what has been the thing that you miss _ again. what has been the thing that you miss the _ again. what has been the thing that you miss the most, - again. what has been the thing that you miss the most, you i that you miss the most, you think, about not being able to function as he would've liked, or what would have normally been the case had there been no pandemic, no lockdown. book stores are _ pandemic, no lockdown. book stores are great _ pandemic, no lockdown. book stores are great places - pandemic, no lockdown. book stores are great places to - stores are great places to waste time. the inability to browse, you know, what is on offer has been really tough for people. we have a very strong community around our book store, and financially we have fared, i think as well as it is possible, but for the public, it has been very, it's been very hard on the social fabric of our village.—

of our village. sally, it does sound like _ of our village. sally, it does sound like there _ of our village. sally, it does sound like there is - of our village. sally, it does sound like there is some . sound like there is some wildlife are buried behind you thatis wildlife are buried behind you that is changing into the interview as well, but i have to ask, how did you adapt? you must have been facing such difficulties. what did you do to keep going? we difficulties. what did you do to keep going?— to keep going? we are very fortunate — to keep going? we are very fortunate in _ to keep going? we are very fortunate in being - to keep going? we are very fortunate in being a - to keep going? we are very| fortunate in being a dynamic business that incorporates coffee and wine that allowed us to keep our doors open and to serve take away coffee, which also meant that people would come and have a discussion about books and discuss how they were feeling and look at, you know, situations like this in history and find comfort in understanding that things like this to happen, that they will and, and that we will eventually i'll be able to carry on with our lives as we remember them.—

remember them. and 'ust briefl , remember them. and 'ust briefly, how i remember them. and 'ust briefly, how are i remember them. and 'ust briefly, how are you b remember them. and just l briefly, how are you feeling about the opening up? we are moving cautiously. _ about the opening up? we are moving cautiously. we - about the opening up? we are moving cautiously. we are - about the opening up? we are moving cautiously. we are sol moving cautiously. we are so enjoying having people back to chat and sit and drink coffee, it is beautiful weather out here and we are looking forward to a great summer. summer. sally joining a sydney. summer. sally “oining a sydney. best of luck. _ scientists are hailing a new treatment — which could help solve the worldwide shortage of transplant organs. a geneticaly modified kidney — that came from a pig — was successfully transplanted into a human. the kidney functioned normally and experts say it is the most advanced experiment of its kind — as our correspondent jim reed reports. it's been called an astonishing step in medicine. surgeons worked for two hours attaching this pig kidney to a human patient. they say they found a way to genetically alter the organ to stop it being attacked

by the body's immune system. biopsies viewed under the microscope showed no evidence of rejection. what was profound about these findings is that the pig kidney functioned just like a human kidney transplant. the patient in this case was on life support and had no brain function. she was operated on with the consent of her family. the surgeons attached to the kidney to blood vessels in her leg, maintaining it outside her body where it successfully processed waste. after three days, the new kidney was removed. the surgeons say they recognise there are real concerns about using animals in this way, but there is an acute shortage of organ donors around the world. nearly half of the patients waiting for a transplant to too sick or die before receiving one — the traditional paradigms that someone has to die for someone else to live is never

going to keep up with the ever increasing incidents of organ failure. the team in the us hope this first step may pave the way for full clinical trials, with transplants of other organs possible within a decade, though many hurdles, both scientific and ethical, will have to be cleared first. jim reed, bbc news. let's bring you the live pictures now from la palma in the spanish canary islands, where the cumbre vieja volcano continues to spew a river of lava. a familiar sight to you all now — it's now a month since the eruption began — that was on 19 september. it shows few signs of abating so far after destroying some 2,000 buildings and forcing thousands to leave their homes. you have been watching newsday.

thanks so much forjoining us. do stay at with bbc news. hello. after what was a decidedly chilly day on thursday in most places, temperatures have been allowed to drop where night skies have been clear. but the skies certainly aren't clear everywhere — areas of cloud spilling down from the northwest, which have been producing some outbreaks of showery rain. most of us, though, starting friday in the midst of this relatively cool air, and a decidedly chilly feel in the northeast of scotland — that's where we will have some of the coldest weather through the day, some of the windiest weather, but some of the sunniest weather. for shetland, for 0rknay, for the north and east of the mainland. elsewhere, southwest scotland, northern ireland, england and wales starting off with large amounts of

cloud, some showers — the showers becoming fewer and further between as the day wears on — and, even in these cloudy areas, there will be spells of sunshine. the winds for most will ease through the day, it will stay quite blustery up towards the northeast, temperatures for at lowick and aberdeen only getting to 8—9 celsius. but elsewhere, a slightly milder afternoon, 12—14 celsius. as we move through friday night where we keep these clear skies in eastern scotland and eastern england, it will turn really quite chilly, temperatures getting close to freezing in some spots. but out west, it will be becoming milder, windier, the wind starting to come up from the south, bringing milder air our way with a lot of cloud, mist and murk, and hill fog as this weather front begins to approach from the west. now this will introduce rain through saturday across parts of northern ireland and western scotland — ahead of it, we'll see increasing amounts of cloud, and also crucially, this southerly wind setting up, bringing some milder air. so a milder feel to the weather as we go through the weekend, but that weather front will bring outbreaks of rain from time to time across northern ireland, particularly up towards the north and the west of scotland. further south and east, quite

a lot of cloud developing — it will stay mainly dry, particularly for england and wales, those winds though coming up from the south, quite a strong wind across the western side of scotland, and those temperatures will be higher by this stage — ten for lowick, 1a for glasgow, 15 for belfast and plymouth. now into sunday, we keep the southerly winds, still quite a strong wind in places. the weather front in the west breaking up into showers — so it's a mixture of sunshine and showers, really as we head through the day on sunday, byt we keep those slightly wigher temperatures. values in most spots around 111—15 celsius.

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour as newsday continues — straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. very soon, world attention will be focused on glasgow and the latest effort to get countries across the world to intensify efforts to decarbonise their economies and avert disastrous climate change. breaking with business as usual requires political will and massive investment in clean technology.

my guest is andrew forrest, an australian billionaire