sir david attenborough there.nspired" by her meetings with youngsters. our community affairs correspondent adina campbell reports. this afternoon michelle obama was welcomed back with overwhelming applause from schoolgirls in north london, a place which held special memories for the former first lady. it gives me a level of focus and determination in the work that i do when i get to see you all up close and as i said then, you remind me of me, and all the fears and all the challenges that you face. and you guys give me a sense of comfort. michelle obama made her first visit to the school back in 2009. and nine years later, her appearance and words of advice have had a long—lasting impact on former students and staff. she‘s inspired me to go to law school and she‘s inspired me professionally in so many ways to take on so many different voluntary roles. it gives us power, kind of. like, i'm a woman from a working—class background who is black, obviously. but it just feels that i'm there as well and it feels like my

please welcome, sir david attenborough.ampaign spokesman was given a rare chance to appeal directly to this global forum. right now, we are facing a man—made disaster of global scale. our greatest threat in thousands of years — climate change. if we don't take action, the collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon. there was applause, but not much. maybe because tackling climate change is so difficult. poland, like many countries, depends on coal. we went down a mine to see the grim process of getting it out. thousands here think a green future threatens theirjobs. what would you say to a polish coal miner about his future, given what's been discussed here in this conference? all you can say is that things change. and there's a process of history which is now moving to its end, and you will have to find, your children will have to find new ways of living. so as the conference continues, there will be tense arguments over what to do. with so many countries represented here

the world leaders who will do the most. leaders who will do the most. with an introduction by david attenborough for the chinese president. chinese president. interpretative as they are patronising. patronising. what this guy is saying back in england. —— interpreted as a patronising. patronising. background i have this aversion to the sort of western... .. be ambassador to say will this go down well, do you reckon? down well, do you reckon? in china has had an enormous audience and an enormous effect. audience and an enormous effect. .. that might be one of the reasons why... but the chinese are on board. that is what is so crazy about this. the chinese are on—board. it is the united states who are not on—board. united states who are not on—board. that is the problem. us are going to send representatives. representatives. ain‘t going anywhere near poland this week. this week. likes to watch a lot of tv will stop perhaps there is a box set... perhaps there is a box set... given to the chinese but to the donald. donald. news and eating burgers, allegedly... so we hear. back stops, doorstops. i re

sir david attenborough calls on world leaders to combat climate change — describing it as the greatesteat to humanity in thousands of years — and that inaction could see the extinction of much of the natural world. theresa may dismisses suggestions she could resign if she loses the meaningful vote on her brexit deal. i will still have a job in two weeks‘ time. i will still have a job in two weeks' time. definitely? my job is making sure that we do what people, what the public asked us to, we leave the eu but in a way that is good for them. crisis on our high streets — figures compiled by bbc news suggest 40,000 jobs have been lost or put at risk in the retail sector this year. a vegan brings a landmark legal case against his former employer over claims he was sacked on the basis of his beliefs —which he says are akin to a religion. heading to the international space station — an international crew of astronauts prepare to blast off in a soyuz spacecraft — two months after the dramatic failure of the last launch. this is the scene live at the baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan. let us li

does it help that you have someone like sir david attenborough who is not a bloke wandering around ina is not a bloke wandering around in a white coat but someone who the public might feel familiar with in terms of the way he puts forward his vision in television programmes? terms of the way he puts forward his vision in television programmes7m helps, but one of the real challenges for figures like david attenborough who want to talk about climate change is that for an individual it is really hard to know if you are making a difference, the extent of the climate change we are facing is going to require an enormous amount of radical action from government and international cooperation on things like flights and the kinds of energy that we invest in. as an individual you are told that things you can do, reuse plastic bags or wash out a peanut butter jar and recycle it plastic bags or wash out a peanut butterjar and recycle it but ultimately the real thing that people can do is to put enormous pressure on their government and as an individual it is very difficult to make the change he is

please welcome sir david attenborough. the campaign spokesman was given a rare chance to appeal directly to this global forum. right now, we're facing a man—made disaster of global scale. our greatest threat in thousands of years — climate change. if we don't take action, the collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon. there was applause, but not much. maybe because tackling climate change is so difficult. poland, like many countries, depends on coal. we went down a mine to see the grim process of getting it out. thousands here think a green future threatens theirjobs. what would you say to a polish coal miner about his future, given what's being discussed here in this conference? well, all you can say is that things change. and there's a process of history which is now moving to its end. and that you will have to find... your children will have to find new ways of living. so as the conference continues, there will be some tense arguments over what to do. with so many co

a call to action from the naturalist and bbc presenter david attenborough.civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon. president trump pays his respects to george hw bush, whose body is lying in state in the us capitol rotunda. british mps are to vote on whether the government is in contempt of parliament by not publishing the legal advice it's received about the prime minister's brexit deal. mexico's new president creates a truth commission to investigate the kidnapping and killing of 43 students.

that is why sir david attenborough, the naturalist and broadcasting legend, is telling people all over world, if you don't speak up, nobody will. attenborough is the first occupant of the people's seat, a movement by the united nations to let the voices of citizens be heard. and here's #takeyourseat. >> i'd like to thank the u.n. for inviting me. >> the challenge of climate change. >> we're increasingly witnessing impact of climate change in china with our own eyes. >> it is already affecting us in a really scary way. >> climate change affects everyone. >> and will continue to affect millions of the world's poorest people. >> the people speak, giving millions the opportunity to talk directly to you, the leaders and decision makers today. voices were heard from all over the world. >> we all know what's good and what's not good for the planet. >> we're too concerned as a society to be inconvenienced. >> you have seen what's going on around you. >> climate change is the biggest issue facing the world. 95% say they have personally experienced it. >> drought, rising sea levels, heat waves,

after addressing the united nations in poland, sir david attenborough told our science editor david shukmanreally, and, i suppose, a responsibility. i mean, you're supposed to be representing people who are badly hit by what's happening to the climate right now, who are at the forefront. i mean, contributing in that little montage we had are people whose houses have been wrecked, whose homes are gone. know, and i have a responsibility simply by the fact that all these voices are gathered together in this extraordinary 21st—century way of presenting the views of people who hither to have not been represented. and all over the world there are people who are suffering as a consequence, whose voices haven't been heard. at least, they believe they've not been heard. and this is one we in which you can perhaps allow that to happen. because up until now progress in negotiations has been incredibly slow, is there anything you might have said that could change that, do you think? i don't know. my feeling is... there was a sense of urgency this morning, i thought, in the assembly. i'm not an experien

please welcome sir david attenborough.ampaign spokesman was given a rare chance to appeal directly to this global forum. right now, we're facing a man—made disaster of global scale. our greatest threat in thousands of years — climate change. if we don't take action, the collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon. there was applause, but not much. maybe because tackling climate change is so difficult. poland, like many countries, depends on coal. we went down a mine to see the grim process of getting it out. thousands here think a green future threatens theirjobs. what would you say to a polish coal miner about his future, given what's being discussed here in this conference? well, all you can say is that things change. and there's a process of history which is now moving to its end. and that you will have to find... your children will have to find new ways of living. so as the conference continues, there will be some tense arguments over what to do. with so many countrie

"act now or face the collapse of civilisation" — writes the i, the stark warning from sir david attenboroughin poland. the daily telegraph leads with a photograph of carl beech — who, after the lifting of a reporting restriction, has been named as the man who claimed he was the victim of an alleged vip paedophile ring. in a damming report, mps accuse rail bosses of adding "insult to injury" with an increase in fares for passengers who have faced a year of timetable chaos — that's according to the metro. the times carries the same story — writing that mps also blame transport secretary, chris grayling for the commuter misery — saying he failed to avert the timetable crisis. a top executive at glencore will leave the miner and commodity trader by the end of the year — reports the ft — amid growing pressure from regulators over assets he once ran in the democratic republic of congo. the daily mail dedicates its front page to its christmas campaign, calling for volunteers to help the nhs — it says three days after the first put out the appeal, 11,000 people have signed up. michelle obama's visit

when we get down to what needs to be done, and two you agree with sir david attenborough, for examplen climate meeting in poland just the other day said we are facing a man—made disaster of global scale. 0ur greatest threat in 1,000 years. it is climate change and if we do not ta ke is climate change and if we do not take action, collapse of our civilisation and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon. do you agree with him and that therefore feel climate change has to be the dominant issue for all of us, leaders and citizens? would not be quite so big as him but it clearly is an important threat to address and especially difficult —— apocalyptic. what will happen in remote apocalyptic. what will happen in re m ote parts apocalyptic. what will happen in remote parts of the world in 50 yea rs' remote parts of the world in 50 years' time, it is a hard sell to politicians. politicians will listen if there is strong public support and, of course, people like david attenborough will help that. i was a bit involved in a scientific conference that led to the drafting of

sir david attenborough will make a speech at the united nation's climate change talks in poland today the 2015 paris agreement. sir david will be representing the un's "people's seat", an initiative which gave citizens around the world the opportunity to send their messages to leaders via social media. his speech will be made up of some of those comments. we will be their live a little bit later on. —— there. the head of mi6 will warn russia "not to underestimate our ca pabilities" in a rare speech today. alex younger will describe how the intelligence service exposed those behind the novichok poisoning in salisbury, when a former russian spy and his daughter were targeted. in his talk at st andrew's university, aimed at recruiting more younger people, he'll warn that britain's enemies view themselves as being in a state of "perpetual confrontation" with the uk. police in new york have tracked down a british couple who lost an engagement ring down a drain, thanks to people sharing the story on twitter. the man had proposed to his girlfriend in central park but shortly afterwards, they

politicians will listen if there is strong public support and, of course, it's people like david attenboroughan give another example, i was a bit involved in a scientific conference that led to the drafting of a papal encyclical in 2015, which was before the 2015 paris climate change... before the paris accord was signed. ..and it had a big effect. the pope got a standing ovation at the un. whatever you think about the church, you cannot deny its long—term vision, its concern for the world poor, its global range and i think, if we are to address these issues at all, then it has got to be because the politicians are aware that there's public support for them and public support comes from people like david attenborough and the pope. the thing is, there is an idealism to your view of what humanity must do. you talk repeatedly about the need for rationality, for collective action, for an international approach to this and, of course, climate change is perhaps the most obvious example where only collective international action can truly be said to be effective but it is not happening, is it? in fa

-15 paris climate change accord--which the trump administration has promised to abandon.sir david attenboroughitish naturalist// "right now we're facing a man-made disaster of global scale. our greatest threat in thousands of years" among the key agreements--a deal on how countries should report their greenhouses gas emissions and the efforts they're taking to reduce them. poor countries also secured guarantees for financial support to help them cut emissions.however, two major climate change issues were kicked down the road for next year.activists and scientists are concerned that governments are not responding to global warming fast enough.a recent report by the inter- governmental panel on climate change also lays out dire forecast.it found the world has only about 12 years to avoid one-point-five degrees celsius of warming above pre-industrial levels.and that global warming could worsen disasters like the deadly california wildfires and powerful hurricanes that hit the u-s this year.shyla raghav, climate lead, conservation international// "we need new technologies. we need new food systems

reenforcing the message, naturalist sir david attenborough — who says climate change is humanity's greatesteat in thousands of years. if we don't take action, the collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon. we'll be live in poland with our environment correspondent. also this lunchtime... the deal is the deal and i will see it through — theresa may says she still expects to be prime minister in two weeks‘ time even if she loses the brexit vote in the commons. out of the shadows: the boss of mi6 — the man known as c — warns russia "not to underestimate our capabilities" in a rare speech to potential spy recruits. the price of the decline of the high street — 20,000 jobs have been lost this year with thousands more facing 2019 under threat. time for a catch up — former first lady michelle 0bama returns to london to meet some of the schoolgirls who say they were inspired by her school visit nine years ago. and coming up in sport later in the hour bbc news, there's been another premier league sacking. mark hughes has left southampton after ei

sir david attenborough will make a speech at the united nation's climate change talks in poland todayost critical meeting since the 2015 paris agreement. sir david will be representing the un's "people's seat", an initiative which gave citizens around the world the opportunity to send their messages to leaders via social media. his speech will be made up of some of those comments. my my message is the people of the world know the world is changing and they are behind politicians taking action. that is what the people's seatin action. that is what the people's seat in this new conference just coming up, is representing. people wa nt to coming up, is representing. people want to stop climate change. our environment correspondent, matt mcgrath, is at the conference in katowice in poland. we had sir david attenborough per representing the views of the people but it is what the leaders come up with that is important. how significant is there gathering?m is significant. probably the most significant gathering on climate change since the paris agreement was signed three years ago. most of th

sir david attenborough has described climate change as humanity's greatest threat in thousands of yearsof civilisations and the extinction of "much of the natural world". he was speaking at the opening ceremony of the united nations—sponsored climate talks in poland. the meeting is seen as the most critical on climate change since the 2015 paris agreement and is being attended by around a0 heads of state and government. our environment correspondent matt mcgrath is at the summit. all across the world, the disastrous impact of a changing climate can be clearly seen, say scientists. from fires, to floods, droughts and deadly storms, the fingerprints of humanity's use of fossil fuels continues to emerge. against this worrying background, the celebrated broadcaster sir david attenborough came to tell un negotiators the harsh truth about the threat posed by climate change to humans and animals alike. right now, we are facing a man—made disaster of global scale. our greatest threat in thousands of years. climate change. if we don't take action, the collapse of our civilisations and the extinc

to come on tonight's program, he has taken viewers ingund the world on am adventur now sir david attenborough'sng that climate change could lead to the collapse of cilization. michelle obama has been in london to promote her new book "becoming," and she took the time to visit a school she first went to in9. 2 that visit inspired her focus on education here in united states. the bbc has more on this return trip from mrs. obama. reporter: returning to the school where it all started, this afternoon michelle obama was welcomed back with overwhelming applause from hundreds of schoolgirls in north london, a place which holds special memories for the former first lady. it gave me -- mrs. obama: it gave me a level of focus and determination when i got to see you all up close. i said then that you remind me of me,nd all the fears and all the challenges that you face, and you goto t you gave me a sense of comfort. reporter:e micheama made her first visit to the school back in 2009, and nine years ralater, her appe and words of-l advice has had a longasting impact on students and staff. >> she inspired m

the research vessel named after sir david attenborough will begin work in the arctic next spring. ice, enabling it to explore parts of the polar environment that are hard to reach. the spacecraft that discovered pluto has a heart—shaped mark on its surface will make a return visit later in january. we'll see the first ever picture of a giant black hole at the centre of a galaxy far, far away. spacex and boeing will both send spacecrafts to dock with the international space station and test to see if they can be used to send astronauts to the orbiting laboratory. and the highlight could be the celebration of arguably humanity's greatest achievement. that's one small step for man. one giant leap for mankind. that looks beautiful from here, neil. it'll be 50 years since neil armstrong and buzz aldrin set foot on the moon. because of what you have done, the heavens have become a part of man's world. and as you talk to us from the sea of tranquility, it inspires us to redouble our efforts to bring peace and tranquility to earth. what a year in science it's going to be. the weather hasn

. >> i'm sir david attenborough, and this is "planet earth: 2025." climates and biospheres of our beloved coasts. from the coast of kansas to the gulf of ohio. from the wetlands of the sahara to the flaming penguins of the antarctic. ah, what's the point? the world's a hot tub. and before you ask, yes, i'm drunk. nobody listens to david attenborough. now i'm forced to survive in a submarine with james cameron.

please welcome sir david attenborough.ampaign spokesman was given a rare chance to appeal directly to this global forum. right now, we're facing a man—made disaster of global scale. our greatest threat in thousands of years — climate change. if we don't take action, the collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon. there was applause, but not much. maybe because tackling climate change is so difficult. poland, like many countries, depends on coal. we went down a mine to see the grim process of getting it out. thousands here think a green future threatens theirjobs. what would you say to a polish coal miner about his future, given what's being discussed here in this conference? well, all you can say is that things change. and there's a process of history which is now moving to its end. and that you will have to find... your children will have to find new ways of living. so as the conference continues, there will be some tense arguments over what to do. with so many countrie

also on the programme: the bbc‘s david attenborough open the un climate conference in poland, appealingllions world wide who are crying out for change.

the conference opened up with this stark warning from naturalist sir david attenborough.essage is clear. time is running out. they want you, the decision—makers, to act now. they are behind you, along with civil society, represented here today, supporting you in making tough decisions but also willing to make sacrifices in their daily lives. not on the guest list this year is donald trump — although some us officials will attend. the president withdrew from the paris climate agreement in 2017, saying he was elected to represent the people of pittsburgh, not paris. now a new report claims that donald trump's stance on climate change is restricting global efforts to cut carbon because it provides political cover for other countries to limit action. we can speak now to the author of that study, joseph curtin. good to have you with us. you put some of the blame on this for donald trump but i remember back in may of last year there were plenty of conservatives and republicans in the senate, including the speaker, who encouraged him to withdraw so is it necessarily donald trump

a call to action from the naturalist and bbc presenter david attenborough.and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon. president trump pays his respects to george hw bush, whose body is lying in state in the us capitol rotunda. british mps are to vote on whether the government is in contempt of parliament by not publishing the legal advice it's received about the prime minister's brexit deal. mexico's new president creates a truth commission to investigate the kidnapping and killing of 43 students.

. >> i'm sir david attenborough, and this is "planet earth: 2025." in this season, we tour the diverse climates and biospheres of our beloved coasts. from the coast of kansas to the gulf of ohio. from the wetlands of the sahara to the flaming penguins of the antarctic. ah, what's the point? the world's a hot tub. and before you ask, yes, i'm drunk. nobody listens to david attenborough. now i'm forced to survive in a submarine with james cameron. all he talks about is "avatar." stupid movie, fake animals. only on "planet earth." >> announcer: it's the "late show" with stephen colbert. tonight, a farewell to 41. plus, stephen welcomes catherine zeta-jones, lucas hedges, and musical guest nathaniel rateliff and the night sweats. featuring jon batiste and "stay human." and now live open tape from -- on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause ) ( theme song playing ) >> stephen: whoo! hello! ( cheers and applause ) please, sit down, everybody! thank you very much! thank you so much, ladies and gentle

-15 paris climate change accord--which the trump administration has promised to abandon.sir david attenboroughalist// "right now we're facing a man-made disaster of global scale. our greatest threat in thousands of years" among the key agreements--a deal on how countries should report their greenhouses gas emissions and the efforts they're taking to reduce them. poor countries also secured guarantees for financial support to help them cut emissions.however, two major climate change issues were kicked down the road for next year.activists and scientists are concerned that governments are not responding to global warming fast enough.a recent report by the inter- governmental panel on climate change also lays out dire forecast.it found the world has only about 12 years to avoid one-point-five degrees celsius of warming above pre-industrial levels.and that global warming could worsen disasters like the deadly california wildfires and powerful hurricanes that hit the u-s this year.shyla raghav, climate lead, conservation international// "we need new technologies. we need new food systems transporta

means residents in abdon avenue in birmingham would be able to download all four episodes of david attenborough'seenmeadows park in the gloucestershire village of bamfurlong, though — the same job would take you almost six days. now on bbc news sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: leroy sane scores twice as manchester city move into the last 16 of the champions league as group winners. al—ain win their opening game at the fifa club world cup, as they come from three goals down to beat team wellington. and cycling's most successful team of recent years will need a new sponsor, after team sky's decision to withdraw from the sport at the end of 2019. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the footballing news that we now know the make up for the last 16 of the champions league. only one group was left to be decided heading into wednesday night's final round of games and that was in group f. manchester city had already qualified but lyon needed a draw or better away to shakhtar donetsk and it took a second half goal fro

the those in polmont today, david attenborough and others there today, this is great news for them. —. we really need to try to reduce the global warming which is one of the most critical issues facing the world, many would argue. completely, and it is interesting because another story about what is happening with the paris riot and why they started, which were originally a response to the increase on the diesel tax which, we are seeing a lot of competing forces about we have to do but it is a real crisis. a lot of overlap. for the likes of shell and its archrivals exxon, bp, these companies are the bread—and—butter of most pension funds around the world. the good old—fashioned energy stock. and people, more and more people, savvy investors, what is the ethical climate change friendly investment. in some of the big investment banks around the world, they are providing very eco— around the world, they are providing very eco— friendly funds, aren't they? that is what has led to this, 01’ they? that is what has led to this, or part of it, is the climate action 100 plus group, a group of

in thousands of years -- that is a starwarning from sir david and barrow, who spoke -- sir david attenboroughbroadcaster said that climate chanhe could lead to collapse of civilizations and the extinction of much of the natural world. our science editor david shukman has the story. david: it has been a year of deadly fires andecord heat, and a new warning from site is ivabout the dangers ofg in a world of rising temperatures with the risk of many more scenes like this. a socl have been media campaign has gathered voices from around the world calling on -- social-media campaign has gathered voices from around the world calling for action. campaign spokesman was given a rare chance to appeas directly to tobal forum. >> right now we're facing a man-made disaster of global scale. our greatest threat in thousands of yrs, climate change. action, thetake collapse of our civilizations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon. david: there was applause, but not much. maybe because tackling climate ange is so difficult. lande, like many countries, depends on coal. we went do a

the research vessel named after sir david attenborough will begin work in the arctic next spring.d boeing will both send spacecrafts to dock with the international space station and test to see if they can be used to send astronauts to the orbiting laboratory. and the highlight could be the celebration of arguably humanity‘s greatest achievement. that's one small step for man. 0ne giant leap for mankind. that looks beautiful from here, neil. it‘ll be 50 years since neil armstrong and buzz aldrin set foot on the moon. because of what you have done, the heavens have become a part of man's world. and as you talk to us from the sea of tranquility, it inspires us to redouble our efforts to bring peace and tranquility to earth. what a year in science it‘s going to be! good evening. all quiet, really, to close out the year of 2018. today, largely dry, the brightest spots, scotland, northern ireland, and for an hour or so around lunchtime in the south—east we had a window of sunshine. the emphasis with the cloudy conditions, that continues through the night to night for all of us. —— toni

well renowned british broadcaster and naturalist david attenborough also attended the talks he had a strong warning about taking action before it's too late if we don't take action the collapse of our civilizations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon the people have spoken leaders of the world you must believe the continuation of our civilization. and the natural world upon which we depend is in your hands. as a breaking news for you on the case it's a report in the world all street journal that the cia director gina hospital is to brief the us senate leaders on the death of the saudi journalist. but remember that gina has paul went to istanbul in the early days of the investigation into his killing and was briefed by the turkish authorities on what they knew the kind of evidence they had about the ajmal her shoulder killing she then went back to the united states and has now it appears been asked to brief u.s. senate leaders on the death of her shoulder we'll have more on that for you as soon as we get it. so they come in they'll do their news hour. spa

state and government are due to address the two—week gathering in poland and later today sir david attenboroughill make a speech. sir david will be representing the un's "people's seat", an initiative which gave citizens around the world the opportunity to send their messages to leaders via social media. the head of mi6, alex younger, will warn russia "not to underestimate our capabilities" in a rare speech this morning. he'll describe how the intelligence service exposed those behind the novichok poisoning in salisbury, when a former russian spy and his daughter were targeted, and a british woman died. mr younger will address students at st andrew's university. the amount of money councils have spent on care for people aged 65 and over in england, scotland and wales has fallen in the past eight years, according to figures analysed by the bbc. in england it has plummeted by almost a quarter, but scotland and wales have largely protected their budgets. the government says the figures don't take into account money the nhs puts into the system. a landmark court case could give vegans legal protect

rules to change the world's energy supply and change the planet's naturalist and broadcaster david attenborough had this to say when he addressed the opening session on behalf of the world's people might now we're facing a manmade disaster of global scale our greatest tragedy thousands of years climate change if we don't take action the collapse of our civilizations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon well this is the conference which is supposed to signpost the death of coal the most polluting fuel coal use accounts for forty percent of c o two emissions but the coal industry is still very much alive it accounts for forty percent of the world's electricity and millions of jobs worldwide something the u.s. government likes to highlight so there's talk of a just socially responsible transition the world bank group said on monday that it's doubling funding for poor countries preparing for climate change but then there's china the world's top carbon emitter a number one producer and consumer of coal ok it's trying to curb coal power and the deadly pollution but it cou

summit on climate change, a warning and a call to action from the naturalist and bbc presenter david attenboroughand the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon. president trump pays his respects to george hw bush, whose body is lying in state in the us capitol rotunda. british mps are to vote on whether the government is in contempt of parliament, by not publishing the legal advice it's received about the prime minister's brexit deal. mexico's new president creates a truth commission to investigate the kidnapping and killing of 43 students.

december, at a united nations client conference in poland renowned naturalist and broadcasters are david attenborough disaster on a global scale. if we don't take action, the collapse of our civilisation is and the extinction of much of the natural world, is on the horizon. applause we are back in the control centre at whiteley, the uk's biggest onshore wind farm and mark, we've been itching to know since the beginning of our visit how much energy has been produced. sarah today, we've produced six gigawatt hours, we expect across—the—board folio to produce around 34 gigawatt hours, today today we are at a record breaking working day. a very product day across the uk and particularly here. we are ready at 30% of the uk's power produced by wind energy, is that figure going to increase, is it something you expect to grow? absolutely, the dry is to build more onshore wind, the cheapest form of energy, it's solar, other storage elements to and we want to capture that to provide the best energy links. thank you so much for having us here in showing us around your operations. you are very welcome. in fact,