hello, i'm hugh ferris. they've had many a high—profile meeting before, and while barcelona and manchester united would rather not both be in the europa league this season, they served up another exciting encounter this evening in spain. the first leg of their playoff tie finished 2—2, as dan ogunshakin reports. back at the scene of their greatest triumph. the ”99 glory days might not be back just yet, but the current manchester united side are building nicely. barcelona would represent a significant test under the eric ten hag. barcelona would represent a significant test under eric ten hag. the signs looked positive. all in all, a positive first half,

only a goal was missing. all in all, a positive first half — only a goal was missing. the goals would come, but barcelona struck the first goal. but this is marcus rashford's time. but barcelona struck the first goal. his but barcelona struck the first goal. school finish br equaliser his school finish brought the equaliser in his dream when all was going wrong with barcelona, they found the lifeline. putting the finishing touch with the classic, with everything to play for next week. dan ogunshakin, bbc news. so, quite a match with united manager eric ten hag insisting it was his side that should've emerged victorious. in sucha in such a game, we created many chances — in such a game, we created many chances it's_ in such a game, we created many chances it's a _ in such a game, we created many chances. it's a little _ in such a game, we created many chances. it's a little bit— chances. it's a little bit disappointment - chances. it's a little bit disappointment that. chances. it's a little bit. disappointment that you chances. it's a little bit- disappointment that you didn't chances. it's a little bit— disappointment that you didn't score them i_ disappointment that you didn't score them. i think we _ disappointment that you didn't score them. i think we should have - disappointment that you didn't score them. i think we should have cord i them. i think we should have cord minimum — them. i think we should have cord minimum four_ them. i think we should have cord

minimum four goals. _ i think we should have - scored minimum four goals. england women's first game of 2023 produced the kind of emphatic victory that characterised much of the previous year. the european champions beat south korea 4—0 in their opening match of the arnold clark cup in milton keynes. after georgia stanway�*s penalty had given them the lead, two goals in the first five minutes of the second half, including chloe kelly's just 20 seconds after the restart put them out of sight. laurenjames sealed the win with the best goal of the night. belgium and italy are the two other teams in the competition. the opening game of the new super league season has delivered a statement win for the warrington wolves, who thrashed last season's runners—up leeds 42 points to ten. warrington ran in seven tries, the last of which came from greg minikin — but they were already 30—0 up by halftime against the rhinos, who didn't score their first points until there were 20 minutes to go. warrington finished second from bottom last year, while after a poor start, leeds rallied to reach the grand final. wales head coach warren gatland says he won't back his players if they decide to strike instead of lining—up against england

in the six nations. gatland insists he supports his squad's cause after welsh rugby's professional contract freeze, but says he wouldn't agree with them if they boycotted the game in cardiff a week on saturday. there's a meeting of the body representing players in wales next week, after wage cuts were proposed. i'm in complete support of the players in terms of the wlpa which, to me, in my time here has been incredibly weak as an organisation, and i've stressed on a number of occasions to the players that they need to be stronger, the need to have more voice, they need to be around the table from a consultation point of view. so, the fact that from that regard i think it's a huge positive for the players and that relationship with the union going forward, because they need to be part of all the discussions that take place. meanwhile, ireland lock tadhg beirne has been ruled out of the remainder of the six nations. the second row suffered an ankle injury in ireland's victory over

france last weekend ruling him out of the upcoming matches france last weekend, ruling him out of the upcoming matches against italy, scotland and england as the irish chase just the fourth grand slam in their history. tiger woods has teed off in his first tournament for seven months, as he makes another comeback from the injuries he suffered in a car crash two years ago. he's playing in the genesis invitational in los angeles, having last competed at the open injuly, acknowledging that his fitness problems are far from over. woods birdied the first as he plays in a group with rory mcilroy, who could reclaim the world number one ranking. three—time champion jockey 0isin murphy returned from a iii—month ban with a win, riding jupiter express to victory at chelmsford. murphy was banned for breaches of covid rules and twice being above the alcohol threshold. he must undergo regular testing to ensure he remains sober and avoids drugs to continue to hold a licence. australia's women have all but cemented their place in the semi—finals of the women's t20 world cup

with another emphatic victory — this time over sri lanka. the aussies restricted sri lanka to 112 for 8, with the moment of the match this leaping catch from grace harris. it wasn't nearly enough, as the five—time winners and defending champions went on to seal a ten—wicket win with 25 balls to spare. meanwhile, in the early hours, it's day two of the first test between new zealand and england, with the home side resuming on 37 for 3 in theirfirst innings in mount maunganui — 288 runs behind england. head to the website for coverage overnight. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. but that's all the sport for now. this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the means news

stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. 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.... but... prices are rising at their fastest rates for 40 years. _ food and fuel, that 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, 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 no make it | the net zero capital of the world i let us resolve today to now make it l the net zero capital of the world l trillions of dollars, yen, 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." the net zero scrutiny group was set up by two prominent eurosceptics, craig mckinley 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 think they're going to be very disappointed when they discover they can't own a car, can't go on a holiday. 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 last year, 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. 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. we are exporting manufacturing jobs by having some of the most expensive electricity against america, against europe, against obviously the far east and our competitors. so, we exportjobs and we import energy. we could produce our own energy, which interestingly would be at a lower c02 output for the world. all i'm arguing is this. you know, am i saying that we should not move towards sensible forms of renewable energy now? i'm not saying that. what i am saying is that 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. it's a delusion and very expensive. we led the world into the industrial revolution that created this kind of huge production of carbon dioxide. why don't we leave the world out of it with new clean technology?

become world beaters in a new industry? because number one, you can't do it at the moment without the back—up of substantial amounts of fossil fuel. and therefore the logic is, rather than importing it, 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 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, well, there are two things... we can boast that co2 levels in this country are down 44%.

the reason is we've exported much of it. we've actually that's because we switched from coal to gas, which is a much lower carbon carbon content, and we've started using lots of offshore wind. there are a couple of things. so let's on the broader point, you say we're begging ourselves, arguably, we're creating new industries, new renewable, clean industries 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? the 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 teensy bit more expensive. there is an argument for self sufficiency. on not being dependent on foreign regimes. it's so interesting. mr farage clearly thinks he's on to something. he clearly thinks that he can mobilize millions of people against net zero. so, you know, is 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? how are you doing? esther webberfrom politico has been following the story closely. hey, esther, how are you doing? hey, justin, i'm hey, esther, how are you doing? hey, 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 kind of moment that has seen the campaign explode or really hit home. so, if you can contrast what's happened here with, say, the election in france, which was driven a lot by petrol prices. so, actually, 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 the 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 by the ukraine war, do you think that will dilute about by the ukraine war, do you think that will dilute the commitment of politicians in westminster to net zero? well, it'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 had 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 employees see the net zero agenda as key 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.

concerns — the energy crisis, inflation, the cost of living. what about the costs of not zero? the costs of not decarbonizing our economy? that is certainly what lots of climate activists argue. hey, how are you doing? great to see you. good to see you. thanks so much. nice electric car. fantastic. giuseppe gonzales is an energy and climate analyst. so, 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 nherently volatile markets. they cost an absolute fortune and they've driven up household bills by almost double already. that's simply unacceptable. fossil fuels are actually driving the cost of living crisis, and they're working

against our national interest. so, 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 they're human 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. of rising sea levels by 2050, and this is already happening. but that's a 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 — 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 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've polled the public on... 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 2—1, 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. the truth is these wind turbines aren't turning. renewable energy isn't

a reliable source of power. 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. 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, 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? 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 19805 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. after a relatively quiet but mild weather day on thursday,

friday starts with something rather more turbulent. some strong winds, particularly across scotland, the tops of the pennines and the northeast of england. disruption to travel very likely indeed. it's all because of this area of low pressure that's been named by the danish weather service storm 0tto, because of the impact it's likely to have in denmark. but even for us, notice lots of white lines on that chart, lots of isobars. some very strong winds, not least across scotland. gusts of 80mph in exposed spots in the north for a time. more broadly, gusts of 65—75mph. but also very windy through the morning over the tops of the pennines and in northeast england. gusts, potentially, of 75mph here, so for high—sided vehicles on trans—pennine routes, that could make conditions very difficult indeed. now, as we go through the day, the winds only slowly easing. this band of cloud and increasingly patchy rain sinking south. brighter skies following behind, but more rain later

into northern ireland, and some showers at least for a time in scotland, and some of those will be wintry over high ground, because it will be a little bit chillier here. now, as we head into saturday, we see this next area of low pressure pushing its way, and that will bring outbreaks of rain for a time. tending to clear quite quickly, i think, eastwards during saturday morning. of rain for a time, tending to clear quite quickly, i think, eastwards during saturday morning. still potentially a little bit of snowfall up over higher ground. as we go through the day, fairly large amounts of cloud, maybe some further outbreaks of patchy rain, but some sunny spells. temperatures ranging from 8 celsius in aberdeen to 15 in norwich — another mild day for most of us. as we move out of saturday into sunday, briefly this ridge into sunday, briefly, this ridge of high pressure giving a drier interlude, but then this next weather system, this time feeding rain some snow over the grampians and the highlands, certainly up over high ground. the further south you are, quite a lot of cloud around. some sunny spells —

best of that for south wales and the south of england. best of that for south wales still mild, maybe not quite as mild, but 8—12 celsius. as we move out of sunday and into monday, we'll see these various frontal systems just running across the north of the uk, some strong winds as well, but we will find ourselves in a wedge of very mild air to start the new week, so temperatures through monday and indeed into tuesday likely to be well above the norm for the time of year. with those frontal systems running across the north, we will see some rain, particularly in northern scotland, some patchy rain further south, but some spells of sunshine, too. and i suspect it'll be the sunniest spots that see the highest of the temperatures, maybe 15, possibly 16 celsius. similar weather set—up as we head into tuesday as well. quite a lot of cloud around, the odd spot of rain, but some very mild conditions out there, with temperatures between 13—15 celsius in many places. now, behind me, you can see some slightly more unsettled weather. now, exactly how this part of the forecast will develop is open to a certain degree of question. through the middle part of the week, it is likely that in one way

or another, we'll see some unsettled weather, some showers or longer spells of rain, and as that unsettled weather drops away southwards, we'll be left with something a little bit colder. now, at the moment, it looks like temperatures aren't going to fall dramatically. we'lljust go back closer to where we should be for the time of year. but there could be some frost at night, a bit of rain at times, some showers, but some spells of sunshine as well. bye for now.

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. ukraine's president zelensky speaks to the bbc — and warns neighbouring belarus against helping russia launch a new offensive. it will be big mistake for him and for belarus, it will be historical mistake. but belarus' leader, alexander luckoshenko — tells foreign journalists — he would be prepared to allow his territory to be used again — for any new invasion. translation: yes, i am ready. you say invasion. we have differing views of this. i am ready to provide territory again. we'll have the latest developments — as we appoach the first anniversary of russia's invaion of ukraine. also in the programme...

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