yeah, alok sharma, former _ is about alok sharma.abinet minister, is about alok sharma. yeah, alok - sharma, former cabinet minister, now reading _ sharma, former cabinet minister, now reading the _ sharma, former cabinet minister, now reading the government on the cop26 conference, where world leaders are going _ conference, where world leaders are going to _ conference, where world leaders are going to be — conference, where world leaders are going to be gathering quite seem to discuss _ going to be gathering quite seem to discuss climate change and how we save the _ discuss climate change and how we save the planet. he has been around the world _ save the planet. he has been around the world but he has not been doing his quarantine like everybody else. ithink— his quarantine like everybody else. i think you — his quarantine like everybody else. i think you could make an argument for alok— i think you could make an argument for alok sharma, you could say, it is his— for alok sharma, you could say, it is hisiob — for alok sharma, yo

alok sharma, the government — work is under way.e of the cop26 summit, the daily mail has reported he has been jetting around 26 countries and doesn't have to isolate because he is exempt from that. what do you think of that? i is exempt from that. what do you think of that?— think of that? i find it inexplicable. - think of that? i find it inexplicable. we i think of that? | find it | inexplicable. we have think of that? i find it. inexplicable. we have all think of that? i find it _ inexplicable. we have all learned ways in which we can conduct business with people in other parts of the world very successfully using the sort of term —— technology we're using at the moment. having travelled around the world to exempt yourself from the restrictions everybody else has to face up to i'm afraid really doesn't advance the cause of persuading everybody to make the changes every one of us will need to make in our own lives to deal with the crisis of climate change if uk government ministers act as though they were exempt from all that. we

mail from pages gone off on alok sharma, — mail from pages gone off on alok sharma, who is the climatelimate — is the figurehead for the cop26 climate change debate, somet, in glasgow— climate change debate, somet, in glasgow in— climate change debate, somet, in glasgow in the summer. he has been caught— glasgow in the summer. he has been caught out— glasgow in the summer. he has been caught out by the daily mail for not quarantining after some of these trips he — quarantining after some of these trips he has been doing. i would say all the _ trips he has been doing. i would say all the visits — trips he has been doing. i would say all the visits have been publicised by the _ all the visits have been publicised by the government previously, but it is the _ by the government previously, but it is the notion he has gone to six red countries _ is the notion he has gone to six red countries and he has not had to do the hotel— countries and he has not had to do the hotel quarantine like everybody else, the _ the hotel quarantine like everybody else, the price of these hotels is huge. _ else

that's the warning from alok sharma, the minister in charge of november's climate change conference in damian grammaticas. is this a kind of rhetoric that is designed to focus people's minds as we lead into glasgow?— we lead into glasgow? absolutely, those fires in _ we lead into glasgow? absolutely, those fires in the _ we lead into glasgow? absolutely, those fires in the recent _ we lead into glasgow? absolutely, those fires in the recent floods - we lead into glasgow? absolutely, those fires in the recent floods in i those fires in the recent floods in germany, alok sharma says he thinks you are seeing the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events and we cannot afford to wait to deal with this. he says this because tomorrow we will see the you went release a new report with the latest global science, how serious it is, and in a few weeks alok sharma will host all of the worlds countries in glasgow with how to do with this and some really serious questions. will he be able to get the big emitters like china to make enough changes, will he get enough money from the rich cou

that's the warning from alok sharma, the minister in charge of november's climate change conference indent, damian grammaticas explained why mr sharma was making this warning now. he's saying this because tomorrow we will see the un release a new report with the latest global science, how serious it is, and in a few weeks alok sharma will host all of the worlds countries in glasgow with how to do with this and some really serious questions. will he be able to get the big emitters like china to make enough changes, will he get enough money from the rich countries? questions for the uk government's own policy, it is looking at oil and coal projects. what sort of leadership does that show? how will it get help pay for the transition for hard up households to change their heating, the cars that they drive? while we have been in lockdown, alok sharma has beenjetting to 30 plus countries, defending that, saying those trips have been vital if he is to get success. thank you for that, damian grammaticas. we are going to return to our top story today and that is the fires that have been raging

on the basis that alok sharma, to paraphrase their. mate negotiations and to understand first—hand the opportunities and challenges that other countries are facing. but there is criticism of the less coming to government�*s way, and alok sharma�*s away in particular, because of the extent of his international travel in recent weeks and months. the daily mail reported here travel to some 30 countries, few of those being on the red list, not quarantining on his return comic he doesn�*t have to because government administers are exempt from the requirement if they are travelling on official business, but also the general criticism that he shouldn�*t be flying and racking up he shouldn�*t be flying and racking up quite so many air miles, given that it�*s all been doing in the name of the fight against climate change. labour saying it�*s one rule for conservative ministers and one for everyone else. the lib dems echoing that sentiment saying, alec sharma flies to reckless countries with abandon while hard—working people can barely see love o

the observer leads with warning of a climate catastrophe — quoting alok sharma, the minister in charge also focuses on climate change — saying that the prime minister's green agenda is facing chaos due to the effect it could have on working—class families. the express leads on covid and the travel industry — saying borisjohnson is being urged to cut the costs of covid tests for foreign travel. travel is the lead for the mirror too — which claims foreign secretary dominic raab avoided travel rules after returning from france. education is the main story for the times, which says top universities are refusing to bring back full face to face teaching this autumn, despite government advice that they can lift all covid restrictions. and the mail delivers the final verdict for the alpaca who tested positive for tb — as the environment secretary confirms geronimo will be put down — despite the animal's owner appealing to him as a last resort. so let's begin... plenty to get our teeth into. let us start with the observer and those climate talks, ahead of the talks, the climate change warning.

alright, yeah, i mean, alok sharma has said that the climate fund has not received enough money to datedeveloping nations when they go to activities such as cop 26 whereby they demand what i call "environmental reparations" because what those 620 nations are doing to us as a small island developing states is an injustice because we're so vulnerable to the climatic events. so i think we need to band together to really see that difference and bridge that gap as it relates to the adaptation and mitigation funding. minister, i have a question to you based on what you said. do you think it can be done, with our coral reef system being so heavily damaged at the moment, as it relates to the physical space? absolutely. i think one of the things we have to do, and we've been doing, is replenishing the coral stock in the region. that's why you see all the islands in the region looking to replenish the coral. there's a coral restoration programme in every single island in the caribbean. right. so i believe the corals — the coral�*s not going to be an issue. next question, please, from penny highna

meanwhile, alok sharma, the minister in charge of november's climate change conference in glasgow, haserously close to running out of time to avert catastrophic climate change. 0ur political correspondent, damian grammaticas explained why mr sharma was making this warning now. he is saying this because tomorrow we will you earn release a new report with the latest global science, how serious it is, and in just a few weeks he will be hosting for the uk all the countries in glasgow and how to deal with this and there will be really serious questions, will he be able to get the big emitters like china to make big enough changes? will he get enough money from the rich countries and questions for the uk government and their policy, looking at oil and coal projects, what sort of leadership does that show? how will it get help to pay for the transition for hard up households to change their heating, the cars they drive? while we have all been in lockdown, alok sharma has been jetting around the world defending that, saying that those chips have been vital if he is to get success. —— trips. th

alok sharma, there.was asked for his reaction to the un report — let's have a listen to what he said. it is the starkest to mandate that the climate crisis is because here and file. many people think this is about 2050. what we do between now and 2030 is crucially important. it also underlines that it's not climate deniers that are the problem now, it is climate data layers. those that accept it is a problem but are not going quickly enough and the pending estate in that category. he has got a lot of sound bites but not enough action on climate change and going into cop 26 that need to change rapidly. we need something that matches the scale of the crisis. in the labour party has said that for example we meet £30 billion of investment in debtjobs for the future creating 400,000 jobs for the future. it is that sort of ambition that we need. not sound bites that are not backed up by action. the young swedish activist greta thunberg says she now hopes to attend the cop26 summit in glasgow if all the delegat

no reflection on their on alok sharma, it is partly human nature. let's move on.arded in almost half of the exams —— and the time says a grades. lucy. lucy, can you hear me? yes. lucy. lucy, can you hear me? yes, this is with — lucy. lucy, can you hear me? yes, this is with the — lucy. lucy, can you hear me? yes, this is with the times _ lucy. lucy, can you hear me? yes, this is with the times is _ lucy. lucy, can you hear me? yes, this is with the times is saying, - this is with the times is saying, couple of the other papers are saying perhaps... but almost half of the results of a level tomorrow are expected to be a a or a+. quite interesting details in this, because there have been highlighting about how schools have done in terms of the great allocation by the teachers, given by private schools, and as a result, some people are going to criticise this as, again, the private schools that will receive, improve the most, but i think another interesting dimension of this is the comment... he is saying that if you've got a situation where your teacher is giving yo

alok sharma, there.methin: change rapidly. what do we need? something that _ change rapidly. what do we need? something that matches _ change rapidly. what do we need? something that matches the - change rapidly. what do we need? something that matches the scale| change rapidly. what do we need? i something that matches the scale of the crisis and in the labour party we have said we need £30 billion worth of investment in the jobs for the future creating 400,000 jobs for the future, and it is that sort of ambition that we need. not sound bites that are not backed up by action. the young swedish activist greta thunberg says she now hopes to attend the cop26 summit in glasgow if all the delegates are vaccinated. she also said the world must take heed of the dire report by the u.n. climate panel. this report does not tell us what to do and it does not say you have to do this and then do this — it does not provide us with such solutions or say that you need to do this, and that is up to us. we are the ones w

the daily mail is reporting that climate tzar alok sharma flew to 30 countries in the last seven months six on the red list — and that he was given a ministerial exemption from hotel quarantine. the daily mirror reports that the prime minister was criticised today for laughing about margaret thatcher's closure of coal mines in the 1980s. so let's begin. we will start with travel. i will not ask you to list the latest countries conrad, amber, amber plus, green, but nevertheless, let's look at the metro. brits left in limbo by latest traffic light changes. but benedict from france 2a, it is good news for france. benedict from france 24, it is good news for france.— news for france. yes, if it's bad news for france. yes, if it's bad news for _ news for france. yes, if it's bad news for anybody _ news for france. yes, if it's bad news for anybody who - news for france. yes, if it's bad news for anybody who was - news for france. yes, if it's bad news for anybody who was just | news for france. yes, if it's bad - news for anybody who was just flying overnight to mexico and are now scrambling

that's the warning from alok sharma, the minister in charge of november's climate change conference ine un is set to publish a landmark report on the science of climate change tomorrow. our science editor david shukman is here. this announcement tomorrow a pretty big moment in the science of climate change itself. big moment in the science of climate change itself-— change itself. that is right. i think of all _ change itself. that is right. i think of all the _ change itself. that is right. i think of all the reports - change itself. that is right. i think of all the reports this | change itself. that is right. i l think of all the reports this un climate panel has produced over the last 30 years, the one tomorrow will pack the biggest punch. i suspect that its warnings about the dangers of rising temperatures will be the starkest we had seen and its language and the fact that its human activity driving all this will be the most robust. i think the reason for that is that the scientists now have a far better understanding than they used to about how the planet works. they have fleets

the observer leads with warning of a climate catastrophe, quoting alok sharma, the minister in charge to the effect it could have on working—class families. the express leads on covid and the travel industry, saying borisjohnson is being urged to cut the costs of covid tests for foreign travel.

alok sharma, the uk's minister in charge of climate talks, has defended his decision not to quarantineist countries. he told the observer newspaper his visits to 30 nations in the past seven months made a vital difference to his work. the government's rules say those on diplomatic trips do not have to quarantine. the number of people waiting for an operation in england could exceed 13 million by next autumn even if services operate at pre—pandemic levels. it already stands at 5.3 million, but the institute for fiscal studies is warning there is a hidden backlog of patients which hasn't yet emerged. the department for health say they're investing £1 billion to tackle the problem. people fully vaccinated against coronavirus can now visit france without quarantining on their return to the uk. it's one of several changes to the government's travel list that have come into effect this morning. seven countries including germany have been added to the green list — but mexico is now on the red list, meaning a mandatory 10—day stay in a hotel for visitors coming back to britain. here's our busi

the government has defended the minister alok sharma, who has travelled abroad to over 30 countries intal" in securing key committments, ahead of the meeting in glasgow later this year. our political correspondent jonathan blake is in westminster. what is the government saying about this? his what is the government saying about this? , ., , what is the government saying about this? , .,, .,, what is the government saying about this? , , , ., this? his 'ob as president of the cop26 this? his job as president of the com climate _ this? his job as president of the cop26 climate change _ this? his job as president of the i cop26 climate change conference to travel the world and create support for that and get countries on board what the government's aims but it is the amount of air miles he's racked up the amount of air miles he's racked up that has drawn criticism and raised eyebrows. more than 30 countries since taking on the role and he has not had to quarantine when returning those on the amber or red list because government ministers are exempt. if they are travelling on official busi

the president of cop26 alok sharma, speaking earlier today. see that we don�*t have any help until yesterday, and they could save everybody, and it wasn�*t true. the people don�*t know where to go. the big problem is that. . . is that. . .we feel that they let us burn. france, germany and the uk have all offered their help to greece, currently experiencing its hottest weather for 30 years. scientists warn that failure to tackle our impact on climate change means temperatures — and the consequences — will continue to rise. matt graveling, bbc news. 0ur europe correspondent, bethany bell, is on the greek island of evia. here in the northern part of evia, firefighters are struggling to bring the blaze is under control. villages have been evacuated and people are poised possibly to evacuate more places. the air is full of acrid smoke and the smell of burning. i don�*t know if you can see, the sky is a strange grey colour. it is not cloud, it is smoke and it stings your eyes and some people say they are having trouble breathing. it is a very, very

the daily mail is reporting that climate tzar alok sharma flew to 30 countries in the last seven monthsn the red list — and that he was given a ministerial exemption from hotel quarantine. the daily mirror reports that the prime minister was criticised today for laughing about margaret thatcher's closure of coal mines in the 1980s. so let's begin. we will start with the guardian with a story that's not in on the bottom left of the front page. live events insurance. it's too late for many. this idea for insurance for events has been crucial to that industry, but max, it seems too late for some. yes, that's right. for months, live events industry, it doesn'tjust include music events, but also business events, exhibitions and etc. calling for the government to step in and bring in a guaranteed insurance scheme because a lot of commercial insurers are not covering events for covid reasons. it's been estimated that around a quarter of all music events of our capacity of 5000 have already had to cancel this year, so that shows you how many that it's too late for a lot of music events, such as

. - alok sharma, the minister in charge of november's climate change conference in glasgow, says thes now in particular? he sa s time say there is now in particular? he: says time is running out to act, a stark warning from alec sharma, seeing the world is on the brink of catastrophe, pointing to floods and fires that we have seen, saying that he had seen forms of community is being devastated, having to flee their homes because of flooding. he has travelled extensively since taking on this role and been criticised for that, but he has defended his trips, saying in person meetings make a vital difference to building a consensus, and he and the government are under huge pressure to do that in the run—up to cop26, securing commitments from high polluting countries to cut their carbon emissions, and pressure closer to home on the uk government, fears that their policies to bring down emissions could hit ordinary people to harden their pockets, environmental campaigners warning over the hypocrisy of the expansion of fossil fuels. the task will become clearer tomorrow when the intergovern

the government has defended the minister alok sharma who has travelled abroad to more than 30 countries—to—face diplomacy" was "vital" in securing key committments ahead of the meeting in glasgow later this year. our political correspondent jonathan blake has the latest. it is the shear amount of air miles he's racked up in the course of that that has drawn criticism and raised eyebrows. as you say, more than 30 countries since taking on the role, and hasn't not had to quarantine when returning those on the amber or red list because government ministers are exempt from that rule if they're travelling on official business. but labour and the liberal democrats say this is another example of one rule for government ministers and one rule for everybody else, and the greens say the travel has been excessive and hypocritical, hinting at the environmental impact of all this air travel. the government, though, defending his trips, saying that while virtual meetings play a large part, face—to—face meetings are crucial to achieving the government's climate change aims and he's not been doing this

i think in a way this report will be helpful for alok sharma, the former government minister chairing some arms remaining to be twisted. it is a risk for the government because it shows them what a disaster it could be for the planet and humanity and also the uk? reputation if that climate change conference goes wrong. —— also the uk's reputation. it is upping the ante. even before that climate change conference happens, there's still a lot of stuff we are waiting for the uk government to tell us about. how are they going to replace gas with hydrogen in the energy system? how much are we all going to have to pay to replace our gas boilers with these new heat pumps, the scientists say we will need over the scientists say we will need over the next few decades? and what will be the balance between the cost to us as individuals, that we will have to pay out of our own wallet, that cost as taxpayers, and what does it mean the government finances overall? these are huge questions we have and just started to ask, let alone answer.— have and just started to ask, let alone answer. ., ,, , .,