and the lead singer of the bay city rollers, hello and welcome to the programme.st, the un secretary—general, antonio guterres has claimed "the tide is turning for action" after a number of world leaders, including president biden, made new pledges to cut emissions on the opening day of a global climate summit. the us, canada, japan and south korea all announced revised targets but two of the biggest emitters, india and china, made no fresh commitments. the latest data shows china is the world's biggest emitter of carbon dioxide estimated at 28% in 2019. the us was second at 15% and india was third at 7%. 0ur science editor david shukman reports. the more the world heats up, the more dangerous it becomes. that's what this is all about. more intense flooding in the uk and many parts of the world is more likely, while in some regions like central america, the big fear is droughts getting even worse. failed harvests are already forcing thousands to leave their homes. all of a sudden, we can see the whole, whole sphere... it's one reason why, with a video, president b

and that is why— since the beatles and that is why the _ since the beatles and that is why the bay city rollershe beatles — the roller mania, much like the beatles were called beetle nrania. _ beatles were called beetle mania, the fan adulation and it was the — mania, the fan adulation and it was the first time it happened since — was the first time it happened since the _ was the first time it happened since the beatles. so it really did make _ since the beatles. so it really did make a big impact on england. did make a big impact on england-— did make a big impact on encland. �* england. and the good looks, the fashion, _ england. and the good looks, the fashion, the _ england. and the good looks, the fashion, the catchy - england. and the good looks, | the fashion, the catchy tunes, you can really see why it was so successful. yeah, it caught the zeitgeist, it was part of glam rock. it the zeitgeist, it was part of glam rock-— glam rock. it was a strange moment — glam rock. it was a strange moment in _ glam rock. it was a strange moment in british - glam rock. it was a strange moment in brit

the bay city rollers singer les mckeown has died suddenly at the age of 65.les in the uk and the us during the 1970s. let's take a listen. # bye — bye # bye—bye baby. adored by teenagers, who copied the rollers' tartan look, they became one the biggest pop sensations the uk has ever seen. they were hugely successful, selling more than 120 million records worldwide and, according to some, the invention of boy bands became an industry, thanks to the bay city rollers. earlier i spoke to music production —— producer sean mclusky. production -- producer sean mclusky— production -- producer sean mclus . , , . mclusky. definitely a difficult time. i mclusky. definitely a difficult time- i met — mclusky. definitely a difficult time. i met les _ mclusky. definitely a difficult time. i met les in _ mclusky. definitely a difficult time. i met les in his - time. i met les in his wilderness years, after his global success, after egg solo career injapan when he was backin career injapan when he was back in the uk after taking the world by storm. and starting a new life for

the bay city rollers singer les mckeown has died suddenly at the age of 65.fan hysteria similar to the beatles in the uk and the us during the 1970s. # bye—bye baby # ba by goodbye # bye bye baby # don't make me cry adored by teenagers, who copied the rollers�* tartan look, they became one the biggest pop sensations the uk has ever seen. they were hugely successful, selling more than 120 million records worldwide. well earlier i spoke to music promoter sean mclusky, a very close friend of les mckeown and his family. definitely a difficult time. i knew les, i first met les in his wilderness years, after his global success, after his solo career injapan when he was back in the uk after taking the world by storm, and just sort of making a new life for himself. i always knew about his cultural significance and i was really aware of his history because growing up as a kid, you know, isaw, i saw him on top of the pops and i saw his weekly tv show shang—a—lang on the tv, that was like, you know, loads of screaming girls and it was incredible. but i knew him just as

the lead singer of the bay city rollers — les mckeown — has died, at the age of 65 good afternoon andcome to bbc news. president biden has pledged that the us will aim to at least halve its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, compared with 2005 levels. the president is hosting 42 global leaders at a two day virtual summit aimed at tackling climate change — his adminstration is hoping that other big polluters will follow its lead. 0ur chief environment correspondent justin rowlatt reports. is this the moment the world comes together and begins to take climate change seriously? that's certainly whatjoe biden is hoping as he welcomes world leaders to his virtual summit. since his inauguration, president biden�*s climate envoy john kerry has been elbow bumping his way around the world in an effort to raise global ambition on the issue. the united states and china will work together to address the climate crisis. i think this is the first time china hasjoined in saying it's a crisis. the us president kick—started the talks today with ambitious new targets for cutting carbon. he said the us w

history have topped the us charts, the average white band, simple minds and a city rollers the average white band, simple minds and baywill be back a little later with the papers, but now let's have a look at the weather. hello. temperatures 17 degrees in highland scotland today and a little warmer for many of us tomorrow. and lots of weather watcher pictures with a similar theme — shades of green and blue, but here's a different take just showing how dry at least the topsoil is at the moment. all proof, of course, that it is high pressure in control at the moment, and with that, barely a cloud in the sky today. just a little area of cloud that's right across northern scotland, and we've had the odd shower in the northern isles, more especially in shetland. but with this area of high pressure right across us again, tomorrow, it's really a repeat of today's weather. we stay mainly clear overnight with the exception of that cloud towards the north and northeast of scotland. still the chance of a shower in shetland, and it's still quite windy through the english channel, channel islands and into southwest england. but th

you can think of some of the bay city rollers songs, money| of the bay city rollers songs, money honeyred — he had treatment for a leg problem in the second set, but he couldn't continue. norrie's progress could take him back into the world's top 50. you could say the pressure is off. he lost to the spaniard back in february so maybe he can channel that unloads and lessons. although if on the dial is on his game, it is almost impossible. iterate if on the dial is on his game, it is almost impossible.— if on the dial is on his game, it is almost impossible. we wouldn't have almost impossible. we wouldn't have a chance. almost impossible. we wouldn't have a chance- we — almost impossible. we wouldn't have a chance. we are _ almost impossible. we wouldn't have a chance. we are not _ almost impossible. we wouldn't have a chance. we are not talking - almost impossible. we wouldn't have a chance. we are not talking about i a chance. we are not talking about the idea. thank you. we are going to enjoy some glorious views from arundel castle and you may be given some flowers. sarah has a treat

. >>> also this morning, the former front man for the bay city rollers known for hits like "bye bye babyed. les mckeown passed away suddenly. he was 65. >>> we turn now to new questions surrounding the autopilot pilot developed by tesla and it comes after new tests by "consumer reports" which critics say could raise important safety concerns. this morning, "consumer reports" claims during testing it was able to get a tesla model y to drive with no one in the driver's seat by among other things tricking sensors in the steering wheel with a weight to stimulate a driver's hand on the wheel. just last weekend two people died in a tesla crash in texas. police suspect no one was in the driver's seat at the time of that crash. but tesla's ceo, elon musk, responding saying autopilot was not engaged before that crash and that the car did not have the full self-driving add-on package. tesla has defended the safety of the autopilot system insisting it does require active supervision. >>> other car companies use systems that track the movement of the driver's head to make sure they are alert and beh

the bay city rollers singer, les mckeown, has died suddenly at the age of 65. # bye bye baby #.nsations in the uk and us in the 1970s. they were hugely successful, selling more than 120 million records. les mckeownjoined in 1973 and left in 1978. scottish labour has launched its manifesto for the holyrood election next month. it says it will guarantee a job for every young person in scotland and the party has also called for the country to unite behind a national covid recovery plan. here's our scotland editor, sarah smith. the banks of the river clyde were once rock—solid labour ground. the party that once dominated scotland now languishes in third place and their new leader admits will not form the next scottish government. i would love to say to you, sarah, that i have the superpowers to reverse a 20 year decline in ten weeks. i'm not pretending to have such a superpower. but what i do want to do is to be honest and direct with people across scotland. the labour party hasn't been good enough, you deserve a better labour party, and i'm going to work day and night to give you t

the bay city rollers singer, les mcewan has died suddenly at the age of 65. # buy, buy baby. in 1978. time for a look at the weather here's nick miller. a range of high temperatures today from seven to 17. barely a cloud in the sky, just drifting across northern scotland. this will be a repeat performance tomorrow. it is high pressure keeping thing settled and dry, notjust tomorrow but through the weekend. just a hint next week some areas could see a little bit of rain. there is a chance of a night of catching a passing shower in the northern isles, cloudy in northern scotland. elsewhere it is clear at the temperatures will be dipping again. we are expecting a frost in many places and it could be coldest across eastern england, down 2—4 in the countryside. a meteor shower peaked last night and one lucky weather watcher got a view. there are other opportunities tonight. after the chilly start in the morning, temperatures will rebound in the sunshine. plenty more of so passing shower possible in the northern isles and there may be high cloud developing tomorrow, turning the sun

the lead singer of the bay city rollers has died at the age of 65.election — and anna foster is spending the day there for us. twice in one week! blimey! and the sunshine has _ twice in one week! blimey! and the sunshine has been _ twice in one week! blimey! and the sunshine has been out _ twice in one week! blimey! and the sunshine has been out both - twice in one week! blimey! and the sunshine has been out both times, | sunshine has been out both times, what are the chances? haven't been rained on once. everyone will be looking at hartlepool because of this by—election and both labour and the conservatives are absolutely desperate to have this seat. labour because they consider it part of their stronghold, labour since 1974, peter mandelson's old constituency, so they will be desperate to hang onto it but as far as paris jansen and the conservatives are concerned, they see it as a seat —— boris johnson,, they managed to win constituencies in north—east, they had not had for decades. people never thought they could possibly capture and the dead. how