good evening, this is your sports news where we start with football and leeds united have parted company with their manager. jesse marsch has been sacked after less than a year in charge. it follows leeds 1—0 defeat at nottingham forest which left them without a premier league win since november. they're only above the relegation zone on goal difference. adam cottier has more. jesse marsch acknowledge the leeds fans with a rueful expression at the city ground after a seventh premier league game without a win. a sharp decline that has prompted the leeds hierarchy to act, even though marsh stood defiant in the wake of his side's latest loss. we are just struggling to get the results, in many ways,

that we feel like we deserve. the work on the inside and commitment has been good. but from a result does that to put stress on the environment and then i have to take responsibility for that and i do. marsch leaves after less than a year in charge after struggling to engage supporters the way his predecessor, marcelo bielsa did. leed's only solace of late comes with progress in the fa cup, in the premier league and cause for concern has lingered for such a time. with only four wins despite extensive investment in new players. i think it is a good decision. i am quite surprised i felt like they would give a bit more time. while in the transfer window i think we all felt pretty positive, on the end of the transfer window night. here we are, one game later and he has gone. it is a big surprise but i am pleased that they have done it. i think it is the right thing to do. we are running out of time. marsch had hoped to make progress after leed's final day win at brentford that saw them complete

the initial task of avoiding relegation last season. but the american, former rb leipzig, boss leaves having only won 25%, just 8, of his league games in charge. he was so candid about the pressures of the job. he said at time there were huge apset that i don't enjoy. he said that recently. the first thing he said when he came on is that he has to relieve the stress on the players. because at the time they had sacked bielsa. it was unpopular with a lot of fans that decision, leeds were in a bit of a problem, he had a dozen games to sort it out. he relived the stress and on the final game they stayed up, however the stress hasn't gone away. with the club searching for a new boss, leeds players must focus on back—to—back premier league games against manchester united in the coming days starting at old trafford on wednesday. adam cottier, bbc news. the premier league has charged manchester city with more than 100 breaches of its financial rules following a four year investigation. it has referred the club

to an independent commission over alleged rule breaches between 2009 and 2018. it also accused city of not cooperating since the investigation started in december 2018. city said they were "surprised" by the charges and are supported by a "body of irrefutable evidence". here's sports law barrister ashley cukier. i'm pretty sure that the premier league won't have taken the steps it has today without having spent a lot of time with its own lawyers looking at this in detail. the sanctions go from, on one hand reprimands, fines, a slap on the wrist i suppose, all the way through to the other end which is, potential points deductions, potential retrospective points deductions and even expulsion from the league itself in the most severe circumstances. wigan athletic have drawn their first match under new manager shaun maloney, a goalless draw at blackburn rovers. the point wasn't enough to take wigan off of the bottom of the table

but goalkeeper ben amos ensure them of a first clean sheet since october, denying been ne brereton diaz and sorba thomas in a game of limited chances. ——ben justin rose has ended his four year wait for victory with a three stoke win at the pebble beach pro am tournament. the former world number one had to wait until today to play his final nine holes to claim the title in california, but five birdies and an eagle in his final round helped him to an 11th pga title. it means he'll now take part in the masters in april and can be optimistic about his chances of getting a spot in europe's ryder cup team later in the year. time flies by doesn't it. it's amazing how long it's been. i did happen to have my breakfast this morning and saw that come up on the golf channel, that 86 things and how many missed cuts and, mm... on the golf channel, that 86 things and how many missed cuts and, mm... that's not a great reading, but it is amazing how time does fly and this just a moment to say thanks to the people have believed in me

more than, probably, i do. my team have been incredible. british heavyweight anthony joshua will fight americanjermaine franklin on april the 1st at london's o2 arena. joshua lost back to back fights to world champion 0leksandr usyk and will be seeking a first win since beating kubrat pulev back in 2020. franklin was beaten on points by the british boxer, dillian whyte last november a first loss in 22 fights. on the golf channel, that 86 things and how many british heavyweight anthony joshua will fight england women's rugby union head coach simon middleton will step down after the this year's women's six nations. middleton has led the england women's team to five titles in the six nations including four grand slams, they have also been runners up in two world cup finals and recently had a record run of winning 30 test matches in a row between november 2019 and 2022. that's all the sport for now. we face a massive dilemma.

last year was officially the uk's warmest year on record. london was burning. california's fuel—choked, highly flammable forests combined with drier conditions linked to climate change. swathes of land across - southern pakistan have been turned into islands. national records have been broken in eight countries and regional records in three others. climate change is making extreme weather more likely, so tackling it is more urgent than ever, but... prices are rising at their fastest rates for 40 years. food and fuel and energy. all of us have seen the cost of living going up. cost of living. we buy less and we buy cheaper products. if they're not going to give us the wage rises, we can't compete with inflation. the uk has been trying to lead the global effort to tackle climate change. it's time for humanity to grow up. but climate change is far from the prime minister's only concern. our country is facing

a profound economic crisis. but warnings about the effects of climate change are getting louder. we are on a fast track to climate disaster. climate activists say there is no time to waste. if we don't end our contribution to climate change, we will see more frequent and extreme weather events. so here's the question, can britain afford to tackle climate change? let's start this journey with a phrase you need to understand. net zero. when we burn fossil fuels, we release carbon dioxide. some of it is taken up by plants as they grow, the oceans absorb a fair bit, but the rest goes up into the atmosphere. and carbon dioxide is a bit special.

it traps the sun's heat. it's why we don't freeze during the night. but the more we put into the atmosphere, the warmer the world gets, which is where net zero comes in. the idea is we need to reduce emissions as much as we can, but at the moment there are lots of things which we just can't make carbon—free, things like concrete or aircraft. so scientists and engineers are trying to find ways to capture greenhouse gases from the atmosphere and store them away forever. the aim is the net result will be zero emissions, hence the name net zero. and back in 2019, the then—prime minister theresa may made this promise. we will be ending our contribution to climate change by 2050 and legislating for a net zero emissions target. borisjohnson continued the effort and made climate policies a cornerstone of his premiership. the uk government has decided to become the world leader

in low—cost, clean power generation. cheaper than coal, cheaper than gas. and all the major parties have put the net zero principle at the heart of their strategies. it's a rare consensus in british politics. aberdeen is the oil and gas capital of europe. let us resolve today to now make it the net zero capital of the world. i move trillions of dollars, yen, i euros and pounds out of fossil fuels and into renewables. 100% clean power by 2030. so what's the problem? well, a group of vocal tory mps say we are moving too fast. nobody knows what this costs. everyone says, "i love it. it's a great idea, here's the bill of it." and then the public starts saying, "ah, why are we doing this "when the uk is a 1% outputter of c02 "and china is 30% and growing?" the net zero scrutiny group was set

up by two prominent eurosceptics, craig mckinlay and steve baker, who's a junior minister in the new government. young people in my constituency are at once learning to drive - and also demanding green measures. i i think they're going to be veryl disappointed when they discover they can't own a car, can't go on holiday. i |we'll have expensive heating that| comes up to a lower temperature. they've been saying the net zero plans are too big, too hasty, and most important, too expensive for voters to stomach. they claim to have up to 50 supporters in parliament, but wouldn't give us their names. the net zero scrutiny group says it isn't questioning whether climate change is real, but its leaders are closely associated with a think tank operating out of that building over there, the global warming policy foundation. now, it has been questioning the scientific consensus on climate change for years. the group says climate

policy is a ticking time bomb in uk politics. we've been down this road before with brexit and that's why i'm - warning that we'll have a terrible political crisis if _ we don't sort it out. sound familiar? and guess who's taken up the issue? we want a referendum. on whether the net zero agenda makes sense. what are our demands? a petition calling for such a referendum was submitted to parliament, but it got fewer than 25,000 signatures. no major political party supports the idea either. nigel farage has made his career questioning established consensus, so small as his campaign may be, is he onto something? how's things? things are all right, if you can afford it. | why a referendum on net zero? one of the reasons i've got involved in this debate is this. _ we've been busy for the last 15 years. . i we are exporting manufacturing jobsi by having some of the most expensive

electricity against america, - against europe, against obviously the far east and our competitors. so we export jobs - and we import energy. we could produce our own energy, i which interestingly would be a lower c02 output for the world. all i'm arguing is this. am i saying that we should not move towards sensible forms _ of renewable energy? no, i'm not saying that. what i am saying is that i if we think by closing down british manufacturing, if we think by not - producing our own gas, - coal that we still need for steel, etc, that we're somehow saving the world, it's a delusion- and a very expensive one. we led the world into the industrial revolution that created this kind of huge production of carbon dioxide. why don't we lead the world out of it with new clean technology? because... become world beaters in a new industry. because, number one, - you can't do it at the moment without the backup of substantial amounts of fossil fuel. _ and therefore the logic is, rather than importing it, l

we may as well produce it ourselves. the point i'm making in this- discussion with you is not that i'm saying global warming is a load of nonsense, is not that - i'm saying we should - ignore our responsibilities to future generations. i'm not saying any of that. what i'm saying is what we're doing in the name of combating _ it is making us uncompetitive - and is not actually, in many cases, lowering global c02. well, there are two things... we can boast... well, there are two things there... we can boast that c02 levels in this country are down 44%. _ the reason is we'vel exported much of it. actually, that's because we switched from coal to gas, which is a much lower carbon content, and we've started using lots of offshore wind. there are a couple of things, though. let's, on the broader point, you say we're beggaring ourselves. arguably, we're creating new industries, new renewable, clean industries... greenjobs! i know! isn't it marvellous! ..and exporting and beginning to export the skills we've got

here in the uk abroad. who's building the offshore wind turbines in america? british engineers. i tell you what we're not exporting. electricity, we're importing it. can you believe it? we import electricity. but that makes a lot of sense. i mean, why wouldn't you buy it if there's a surplus in france and you need it? what the ukraine war has showed us, actually, - is when it comes to energy, - food, the things without which life, normal life of any kind can't - continue, there is an argument, even if it's a titsy bit more - expensive, there is an argument for self sufficiency. there is an argument on not - being dependent on foreign regimes. that was so interesting. mr farage clearly thinks he's onto something. he clearly thinks that he can mobilise millions of people against net zero. so, you know, is a movement forming? is the momentum beginning to gather? i mean, to be honest, i'm not so sure. but let's be honest, the political elites here in britain massively underestimated the popularity of brexit.

so could the call for a net zero referendum become the springboard for a political movement? hi, esther. how are you doing? hi, justin. i'm good. esther webberfrom politico has been following the story closely. it does seem at the moment that there's been no kind of real breakthrough or kind of moment that has seen the campaign explode or really hit home. say, if you can contrast what's happened here with, say, the gilets jaunes movement in france, which was driven a lot by petrol prices. so, esther, you've written about the parallels between brexit and net zero. what do you think they are? first of all, you have the personnel. so there's a kind of subset of the conservative party who are questioning how these policies are made and who has consented to them, just

as there was with brexit. so the campaigners are really looking at lower income voters and trying to sort of position them against what they call the kind of cosy elite consensus. and they're trying to use that same kind of wedge argument on net zero. has net zero got the traction that brexit had? you see in polls, there's sort of general and rising support for the idea of tackling climate change by the government. but it's more of a split when you drill down into people's views on how those things should be paid for. and that's the kind of area that the sceptics are looking to get into. do you think the energy crisis that was brought about by the ukraine war, do you think that will dilute

the commitment of politicians in westminster to net zero? what's really interesting, i think, about the dynamic of this current conservative party is we've had a lot of new mps elected in seats that have never been tory before, the so—called red wall. and people are seeing that perhaps those mps are going to be sceptical of net zero. in fact, it's more mixed than that. and a lot of those mps see the net zero agenda as key to creating newjobs in places like the northeast. well, the net zero sceptics have certainly plugged into some serious concerns — the energy crisis, inflation, the cost of living. what about the costs of not zero?

the costs of not decarbonising our economy? that is certainly what lots of climate activists argue. hey, sepi, how are you doing? great to see you. good to see you. thanks very much. got this nice electric car. fantastic. sepi golzari—munro is an energy and climate analyst. so, sepi, we are in the middle of a massive cost of living crisis. is this really the time to be pouring money into going net zero? fossilfuels, gas, oil, coal, they're inherently volatile markets. they cost an absolute fortune and they've driven up household bills. that's simply unacceptable. fossil fuels are actually driving the cost of living crisis, and they're working against our national interest. so, sepi, what would we see if we didn't go net zero?

if we don't go net zero, we don't end our contribution to climate change. and if we don't end our contribution to climate change, we will see more frequent and extreme weather events. we will see more extreme heat, flooding, which is going to cause untold damage to human lives, livelihoods, agriculture, biodiversity, our infrastructure, our economies. the reality is, is that every fraction of a degree matters. the sooner that we can end our contribution to climate change, the fewer of these devastating events that we'll have to tolerate. how much would it cost us not to tackle climate change? there are economic costs and there are human costs. we know that 200,000 homes and businesses on the coastline of england alone are at risk of rising sea levels by 2050. and this is already happening. but that's, that's the human cost, but we will also see

a cost to our economy, it's been estimates of around 7% of our gdp by the end of the century through climate impacts. you say it's worth the cost, worth investing in net zero but the truth is, what is the point if other countries around the world, much bigger emitters than britain, britain's just 1% of global emissions, other countries aren't making the effort? what is the point of britain making the investment? last year alone, china built more offshore wind capacity in one year in 2021 than the uk as a whole over a decade. we are in a position where we can actually get ahead, develop the technologies, develop the net zero dividend, not only for our citizens, but that we can then export across the world. it's a win—win. but what people like nigel farage say is, look, there's no democratic mandate. the public haven't been asked if they want to make these investments in tackling climate change, have they? there absolutely is a public mandate on this.

we've seen it time and time again. climate change and environment is consistently in the top three concerns of the british public. going, legislating for net zero, going for net zero policies was on the front page of the conservative party manifesto in 2019, which the public voted for. and we have, we've polled the public... but hold on, labour and the lib dems all support net zero as well. there isn't a choice for the public. there was no—one that they could vote for if they didn't support net zero. we've polled the public and we've seen that actually rather than wasting time on a referendum, by a factor of two to one, they just want to see the government to get on with delivering their manifesto commitment to implement net zero. i mean, look around you now. i mean, the truth is, these wind turbines aren't turning. renewable energy isn't a reliable source of power 24—7, is it? the point of a future electricity system is that it's diversified. you have a huge range of sources.

you've got onshore wind, you've got offshore wind, you've got solar, you'll have hydrogen. you, depending on the policy choices that are made, you may even have some nuclear, you may have some abated gas. but the reality is, is that our electrical engineers, these are serious people who have been working on this issue for a very long time, and they know what they're talking about, they're notjust some hippies protesting about climate change, they are saying that they can run on 100% renewables by 2035, which is the government target. so who are we to argue? even if we do transition to net zero, along the way, we're going to need to use some fossilfuels, yeah? so why not use domestic fossil fuels? why not exploit the resources in the north sea, the shale gas that we've got under our feet here, maybe? the north sea is a very mature basin. frankly, there's not really much more we can squeeze out of it. this isn't the 1980s any more, where we had prolific supplies of gas. there are not 50 years' worth of shale gas beneath our feet.

actually, the best estimates say around six months' worth at best. and to get at that is going to be hugely expensive, hugely disruptive, and the public simply don't want it. as the bbc�*s climate editor, i'm often responsible for bringing some pretty terrifying warnings, warnings about the future of the places where we've built our lives, built our communities, which is why i've come to east yorkshire. this place already experiences some of the worst coastal erosion in europe. up to ten metres of coastline vanishes into the sea in a bad year. this is happening for a number of different reasons,

but the rising sea levels and more extreme weather climate change will bring are likely to make the problem worse. now, how we get to net zero is an open question. depending on who you ask, you might get a different answer. but what most politicians from all the main political parties agree is the need to get there. and the science is clear on this, reaching net zero and fast is our best hope of tackling climate change. hello there. there's a lot of dry weather in store this week across the country, particularly so for england and wales, because high pressure will be dominating the scene, particularly towards the south.

lower pressure always trying to flirt with the north of the uk, and at times it will bring some stronger winds and rain, mainly to scotland. but even here, it will turn drier by the end of the week. now, through tuesday, it's a north—south divide — more cloud in the north, one or two spots of rain, some sunshine for the north and west of scotland. england and wales starting off cold and frosty, some mist and fog patches. 0therwise plenty of sunshine. temperatures generally ranging from around 6—9 celsius. now, as we move through tuesday night, similar story, with southern areas turning cold and frosty under clear skies with mist and fog patches. a bit more of a breeze, a bit more cloud across scotland and northern ireland, so not quite as cold here as what it will be further south. so for wednesday morning, it's going to be another cold one to start with across the south. but mist and fog could be stubborn to clear in places, but i think eventually it will. plenty of sunshine in the south. a bit more cloud, one or two showers across scotland, northern ireland, the winds starting to pick up here. and by the evening,

into the first part of the night, it'll turn very windy, in fact, with winds expected to reach in excess of 70 miles an hour in the northwest of scotland. so, the met office have a yellow warning in force for this wind. a band of rain will spread across the country, too, with the strong winds. barely anything on it when it reaches the south, but we're all into a chillier air mass for thursday. that band of cloud will eventually clear from the south. there could be quite a lot of sunshine, in fact, across england and wales, but further north, certainly for scotland, it's going to be a breezy day with sunshine and wintry showers. temperatures here 3—7 degrees, as opposed to 8 and maybe nine further south, but a chilly feel when you factor in the wind. but the cold air doesn't last. as we move through friday and certainly into the weekend, we start to see the milder air returning from the west. and high pressure always nearby, so it's going to be largely dry on friday. plenty of sunshine after a cold start for england and wales, further cloud for scotland and northern ireland, one 01’ two showers. but by this point, we will start to see the milder air moving in,

so double figures for most. and it stays mild into the weekend as well. with high pressure still nearby, it's going to stay largely dry with sunny spells around. a bit of patchy cloud, but it'll feel milder.

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: extensive search and rescue operations are under way after a powerful earthquake hit southern turkey and northern syria. in turkey, more than 2,300 people have been killed and thousands of buildings collapsed. around 1,200 more people have died in northern syria. the quake was felt as far away as lebanon and cyprus. we'll bring you the very latest as the search for survivors continues. also on the programme: us house republicans want to formally condemn the biden administration for taking so long to shoot down china's surveillance balloon. and trouble for manchester city, as the premier league charges the club with more than 100 breaches of

its financial rules.