david shukman, bbc news, south yorkshire.000 in the three months to september — the biggest quarterly drop for more than four years. the office for national statistics says the reduction was partly caused by the collapse of a number of major retailers. the number of people who are unemployed also fell by 23,000 to 1.31 million. now on bbc news: sport today. hello. you're watching sport today with me, ben croucher. we're live at the bbc sport centre with a busy programme, including: perfect ‘thieming'! dominic thiem beats novak djokovic to guarantee a semifinal spot at the world tour finals. roger federer grabs his first win by beating italy's matteo berrettini and makes his final group game very interesting. and we'll show you how italy's assunta legnante won a second gold at the world para athletics championships. welcome along, wherever you're tuned in around the world. who predicted this, then? a group containing novak djokovic and roger federer and after playing both of them — it's dominic thiem who's already through to t

david shukman, bbc news. laura: sir david defending the natural world and chan behavior on plastic polluti. i am laura trevelyan. thank you ch much for wg "bbc world newamerica." narrator: funding for this presentation is made possible by... babb signed by language specialists teaching spanish, french and more. narrator: funding was also provided by... the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum-kovler foundation. pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you, thank you. narrator: be more, pbs. ♪ amna: good evening. on the newshour tonight -- >> do not worry. i will be fine for telling the amna: the impeachment hearings. e day three features rst witnesses who listened to president trump's phone call. we break down the highlights and why they matter. splus, race matteutions. as hate crimes rise, teachers delop tools to stop white nationalists from recruiting their studts. >>re we a talking about young people who don't yet have full formed vie

david shukman, bbc news.geby visiting bbc.co.uk/election. borisjohnson still hasn't confirmed if he'll be interviewed by the bbc‘s andrew neil before the election. mr neil's interviews with party leaders have already included jeremy corbyn and nicola sturgeon and dates have been agreed forjo swinson and nigel farage. but asked about it several times this evening, mrjohnson said it was for others to decide. you know, prime minister, this is a big interview. all the other leaders have agreed to do it. will you join them in being interviewed by andrew neil on the bbc before election day? well, look, i don't want to pre—empt any discussions that may be taking place, but i've no doubt the conversations are going on about all sorts of interviews with all sorts of people and i look forward very much to their result. is that a yes or a no? there is... other people are getting involved in these conversations. it would be — it's not myjob to do it. they will be deciding and discussing. that was boris johnson there spea

david shukman speaking there.poke with one of the report's co—authors, oregon state university ecology professor william ripple. i asked him why scientists are warning of the risk of untold suffering to the global population. we are we a re really we are really concerned about a runaway climate change or what we call catastrophic climate change. so we're just starting to storms becoming more intense, frequencies of hurricane than cyclones in droughts and tornadoes and rising seas and storm surges. so we are concerned that this is just starting and there has not been enough action to stop this type of runaway climate change. so that's why the consensus statement. indeed this is runaway climate change, and what you just mentioned are extreme environmental breakdowns, and you mentioned there needs to be a major transformation in society. what needs to be done, professor? well, rather than just talk about the carbon dioxide emissions like is typically done, we think it's important to address this problem holistically,

0ur science editor, david shukman reports. natural world. climate change now has a profile like never before. so, do people care about it? protests by extinction rebellion were annoying for some, but inspiring for many others. we love you! and the school strikes showed a growing concern that's reflected in some opinion polls. the environment is of particular concern to younger voters. in fact, in our most recent poll, it was seen as being the second most important issue to these voters, second only to the issue of brexit. and i think over this election campaign, politicians are going to have to start discussing the issue of the environment, if they want to win over the support of those youngest voters. so, what needs to be done? this solar farm in sussex is one relatively small part of the answer as the uk tries to go low carbon, and no longer add to the rise in temperatures. all the main parties have committed to tackling climate change, more or less rapidly, so whoever ends up in charge faces a monumental challenge. and notju

0ur science editor david shukman reports. change now has a profile like never before. so, do people care about it? protests by extinction rebellion were annoying for some, but inspiring for many others. we love you! and the school strikes showed a growing concern that‘s reflected in some opinion polls. the environment is of particular concern to younger voters. in fact, in our most recent poll, it was seen as being the second most important issue to these voters, second only to the issue of brexit. and i think over this election campaign, politicians are going to have to start discussing the issue of the environment, if they want to win over the support of those youngest voters. so, what needs to be done? this solar farm in sussex is one relatively small part of the answer as the uk tries to go low carbon, and no longer add to the rise in temperatures. all the main parties have committed to tackling climate change, more or less rapidly, so whoever ends up in charge faces a monumental challenge. and notjust overseeing many more

david shukman, bbc news, in the bay of malaga.ld leave the uk a second rate player and brexit would likely mark the real end of the british empire. things become inner irreversible only when people start to think so. so the only words that come to my mind today are simply don‘t give up. in this match, we had at its time and now we are in extra time, perhaps it will even go to penalties. the first tv pictures have been broadcast showing the extent of the damage inside notre dame cathedral caused by the fire in april. the images — broadcast by france3— make it very clearjust how big the task of rebuilding it will be. this from our paris correspondent lucy williamson. behind its familiar towers, the shape of notre—dame has changed, its soaring spire now a gaping hole, lead melting into new sculptures on its grizzled face. walking into notre—dame was always humbling. philippe villeneuve is one of very few to have seen how the cathedral looks today. it‘s silent, floodlit by sunlight, the charred remains of the collapsing spire still pi

0ur science editor david shukman reports. s a profile like never before. so, do people care about it? protests by extinction rebellion were annoying for some, but inspiring for many others. we love you! and the school strikes showed a growing concern that‘s reflected in some opinion polls. the environment is of particular concern to younger voters. in fact, in our most recent poll, it was seen as being the second most important issue to these voters, second only to the issue of brexit. and i think over this election campaign, politicians are going to have to start discussing the issue of the environment, if they want to win over the support of those youngest voters. so, what needs to be done? this solar farm in sussex is one relatively small part of the answer as the uk tries to go low carbon, and no longer add to the rise in temperatures. all the main parties have committed to tackling climate change, more or less rapidly, so whoever ends up in charge faces a monumental challenge. and notjust overseeing many more of these, bu

david shukman, bbc news. let's return to news about the general election.ok at some of the key battles, places where the election could be won or lost. today, clive myrie is in southampton. yes, we're here in the heart of the city and very festive it is too. there is an ice rink beneath me with people having fun. the port and boat building, vital parts of the economy here in this major election battle ground. the city is actually split into two constituencies with southampton test held by labour since 1997. next door, southampton itchen has been fought over as a key marginal between labour and the tories in the last three elections. in 2017, the conservative mp held on byjust 31 votes. up to 25% of the population here is in their 20s with two universities driving this demographic. 0n brexit, southampton closely mirrored the national result with 5a% voting to leave the eu in 2016. we've been here for a couple of days now and found a city in a state of flux, the nature of work being transformed. changes including inevitably brexit, that are raising questions

david shukman, bbc news, south yorkshire.nced an additional 100 armed forces personnel will be sent to south yorkshire, and councils there are being given some additional funding to help households and businesses. 0ur deputy political editor john pienaar is at westminster. the fact is, john, this crisis has become something of a political spat as well? it has become rapidly, deeply politicised. given we are in a close and unpredictable election campaign, that will come as a great surprise to absolutely no one. certainly since the prime minister chaired that emergency meeting. he has promised grants for councils, troops, sandbags, troops bearing sandbags but all of it is too little, too late, according to the opposition parties. the liberal democrats have said they will write 5 billion extra for flood defences and 5.6 billion from jeremy corbyn. he has accused the conservatives of caring about people and places in the south and the south—east, more than the north, looking after their own heartlands, in other words. it's denied

david shukman, bbc news, in the bay of malaga.xtent of the damage inside notre—dame cathedral caused by the fire in april. the images, broadcast by france 3, make it very clear just how big the task of rebuilding it will be. this from our paris correspondent lucy williamson. behind its familiar towers, the shape of notre—dame has changed, its soaring spire now a gaping hole, lead melting into new sculptures on its grizzled face. walking into notre—dame was always humbling. philippe villeneuve is one of very few to have seen how the cathedral looks today. its silence floodlit by sunlight. the charred remains of the collapsing spire still piled on the floor. translation: the wood continued to burn on the ground and burnt the bases of these two columns. if they weren't reinforced like this to stop them shattering, they could have collapsed and taken the walls and vault with them. it would have been a catastrophe. firefighters say they came close to losing notre—dame that night, but the reconstruction could risk its survival again. ar

david shukman, bbc news, south yorkshire.e being given some additional funding to help households and businesses. 0ur deputy political editor john pienaar says that it shouldn‘t come as a shock that the floods have become highly politicised. given we are in such a close and unpalatable election campaign, i am guessing it will come as a great surprise that you absolutely no—one. certainly since the prime minister chaired that emergency committee meeting earlier today. he has promised rants for councils, grants for businesses, he has promised troops and sandbags and trips bearing sandbags and all of bit too little, too late, according to the opposition parties. labour and the liberal democrats have promised to write bigger checks for flood defences was up 5 billion extra in the case of the liberal democrats, 5.6 billion in the case of the labour party. and jeremy corbyn was tapping into a familiar line of attack when he was just become a conservatives of caring about people and places in the south and the south—east more than t

david shukman, bbc news.limate change, you can visit bbc.co.uk/election. borisjohnson still hasn't confirmed if he'll be interviewed by the bbc‘s andrew neil before the election. mr neil's interviews with party leaders have already included jeremy corbyn and nicola sturgeon and dates have been agreed forjo swinson and nigel farage. but asked about it several times this evening mrjohnson said it was for others to decide. you know, prime minister, this is a big interview. all the other leaders have agreed to do it. will you join them in being interviewed by andrew neil on the bbc before election day? well, i don't want to pre—empt any discussions that may be taking place, but i've no doubt the conversations are going on about all sorts of interviews with all sorts of people and i look forward very much to their result. is that a yes or a no? there is... other people are getting involved in these conversations. it would be — it's not myjob to do it. they will be deciding and discussing. the latest figures from t

david shukman, bbc news.table nor complete," leading to a major failure last year which locked two million people out of their accounts. the criticism comes in a report following an independent investigation into what went wrong. our business correspondent theo leggett is here. this sounds like a scathing report? absolutely, and nobody comes out of it well. just as a reminder of what happened, this was tsb, which changed hands, transferring more than a billion customer records its old system run by lloyds, onto a new one run by the spanish banc sabadell. 2 million people were locked out of their accounts when it went wrong, there were problems in the branches and it went on for weeks. the report says that at the at the time the changeover was carried out, the system was not ready, nor was the company meant to run it. it says the tests carried out on the system were inadequate and tsb‘s own management, who should have been keeping an ion this, took that i offer the ball. they did not ask common—sense questions

david shukman, bbc news, in the bay of malaga.thedral in paris after the devastating fire in april. the images — broadcast by france—trois — show the huge task ahead to rebuild it. our paris correspondent lucy williamson reports. behind its familiar towers, the shape of notre dame has changed. its soaring spire now a gaping hole. lead melting into new sculptures on its grizzled face. walking into notre dame was always humbling. philip villeneuve is one of very few to see how the cathedral looks today. it's silent, floodlit by sunlight, the charred remains of the collapsing spire still piled on the floor. translation: the wood continued to burn on the ground and burned to the bases of these two columns. if they weren't reinforced like this to stop them shattering, they could have collapsed and taken the walls and vault with them. it would have been a catastrophe. firefighters say they came close to losing notre dame that night but the reconstruction could risk its survival again. architects here say there's still a major risk of th

david shukman, bbc news, in the bay of malaga.ian spoke out about her death and lobbied instagram to remove harmful content. since then, he's travelled to the us to learn more about a texting service which aims to help victims of cyber bullying. angus crawford reports. helping young people, improving mental health. ajoint mission for the duke and duchess of cambridge. and ian russell, campaigning to make social media safer after his daughter molly's death. the prince asks, "do you think instagram and other companies are doing enough now?" the event's for a charity called shout. igive up. i've felt miserable for too long now. it connects volunteer counsellors with people in crisis, all by text across the uk. launched six months ago, it's trained 1,500 volunteers who've had 140,000 conversations with people in crisis. that's six million texts. and this is where it all began. new york. recently, ian russell came to meet the service's founder. here, it's called crisis text line. i'd love to be put out of business. my dream... i'm not

research is underway off the coast of spain into its impact, and our science editor david shukman hasing machine, lowered underwater to test a new and controversial kind of mining on the ocean floor. a camera on the machine monitors its advance over the sea bed. a soft coral stands in its path. mining would involve excavating rocks down here, and no—one knows the implications. the project is run from this spanish research ship, funded by the eu to find new sources of important metals. it‘s a challenging operation, but there‘s momentum behind an emerging industry. what this project shows is how the technology is advancing in a way that makes deep sea mining seem much more plausible, which confronts us with a very difficult question. is it the right thing to do, given how little we know about the potential impact it could have on life on the ocean floor? operating underwater, mining the sea bed has never been tried before. it would destroy whatever‘s directly in front of the machines and they‘d create clouds of sand and silt, which could smother marine plants and creatures even a long w

david shukman, bbc news, south yorkshire.cal editorjohn pienaar is in westminsterfor us. this flooding has been going on for days but today it became an election issue. yes. this crisis has been rapidly politicised today and may be the only surprise in the middle of the close and unpredictable campaign is that it has taken this long. if these areas have been neglected, and these areas have been neglected, and the prime minister has denied that, they have not liked political attention. the prime minister promising cash for individuals and businesses. labour and the liberal democrats promising to write extra checks for flood defences. jeremy corbyn has been tapping into a familiar line of complaint, accusing the conservatives of being keen to look after people and places in the south and south—east than in the north, keen to look after their own in other words. boris johnson north, keen to look after their own in other words. borisjohnson denies that and the tories say it is fair to say they are keener to rebut that accusation

0ur science editor david shukman — has been finding out. rotests by extinction rebellion were annoying for some, but inspiring for many others. we love you! and the school strikes showed a growing concern that‘s reflected in some opinion polls. the environment is of particular concern to younger voters. in fact, in our most recent poll, it was seen as being the second most important issue to these voters, second only to the issue of brexit. and i think over this election campaign, politicians are going to have to start discussing the issue of the environment, if they want to win over the support of those youngest voters. so, what needs to be done? this solar farm in sussex is one relatively small part of the answer as the uk tries to go low carbon, and no longer add to the rise in temperatures. all the main parties have committed to tackling climate change, more or less rapidly, so whoever ends up in charge faces a monumental challenge. and notjust overseeing many more of these, but also wind energy. thousands more turbines out at sea and ma

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david shukman, bbc news. this is beyond 100 days. still to come, for viewers on bbc world news... hospital at the shrewbury and telford nhs trust has revealed a toxic culture that led to the avoidable deaths of babies and mothers and sub—standard care that left babies brain damaged and disabled. hugh pym recounts distressing details from the report. the author of this report, donna 0ckenden, leading an investigation into the shrewsbury hospital trust has made clear what has been going on isa has made clear what has been going on is a repeated failure by that trust to learn from mistakes as far back as 1970s and what that meant was that families who kept coming to the hospital in that a0 year period have u nfortu nately the hospital in that a0 year period have unfortunately again and again. i have been healthjournalist now for more than 20 years and have written about many scandals and reading this report today and going to the detail it was to be on is quite upsetting. there are examples of babies, their bodies decomposing and mothers not being able to see them before they were bu

sir david has been speaking to our science editor david shukman. bbc documentary series blue planet two. the damage being done by marine —— to marine life by a throwaway culture. resented by so david attenborough, the programmes were showed about —— showed around the world, capturing public attention and enforcing governments to take action. this london supermarket, for example, is turning its back on plastic rack edging. part of a movement that is gathering pace in many different countries. so when i meet sir david in kew gardens in london, he says that the dangers of plastic waste are now so that the dangers of plastic waste are now so clearly understood that there are reasons to be optimistic. it is the beginning and people in all parts of society are aware of what is happening and it is vile, it is horrid, it is something we are clearly seeing inflicted on the natural world and having a dreadful effect and there is something that they can do about it so in a way it isa they can do about it so in a way it is a bit ofa they can do about it so in

david shukman, bbc news.on south korean soil have broken off abruptly after just one hour. the trump administration is reportedly asking for a sharp increase in the amount that korea contributes to host the us troops on its soil. south korea currently hosts just under 29,000 us troops on its soil. the us and south korea have been splitting the cost of keeping us troops on korean soil for the last 28 yea rs. this year, south korea paid agreed to pay $896 million to keep us troops there for strategic purposes. but the trump administration is now asking seoul to pay around $5 billion us dollars in protection. that's five times as much as it's currently paying. the us senior advisorjames dehart says he hopes this gives time for seoul to reconsider. meanwhile, the us secretary of defence mark esper has been visiting the philippines and says south korea could and should contribute more to the costs of hosting the us troops on korean soil. the state department has to lead in these discussions, and i am sure that it

rises in population, increased air travel and a global loss of tree cover. 0ur environment editor david shukmanus more about the study by international scientists. they point out that exactly a0 years ago there was a world climate conference which warned of the urgency of tackling climate change as greenhouse gas emissions were due then to shoot up and cause a whole range of impacts. and they say that effectively nothing has been done. i think what we are seeing more and more are scientists breaking out of the straitjacket you would expect them to be in. what you want from scientists and what the public might think of hard facts, hard analysis — no emotion. what the scientists are themselves are coming up with now are projections, warning signs, that they feel are so worrying that they have to speak out, they have to get emotional. they say there is now a moral obligation on scientists to speak up and to use ever—blunter language. so that's what we are seeing now. earlier, i spoke with one of the report's co—authors, oregon state university ecology professor william ripple. i asked him why scie

research is under way off the coast of spain into its impact, and our science editor david shukman hasr to test a new and controversial kind of mining on the ocean floor. a camera on the machine monitors its advance over the sea bed. a soft coral stands in its path. mining would involve excavating rocks down here and no—one knows the implications. the project is run from this spanish research ship, funded by the eu to find new sources of important metals. it's a challenging operation, but there's momentum behind an emerging industry. god fact what this project shows is how the technology is advancing in a way that makes deep sea mining seem much more plausible, which confronts us with a very difficult question. is it the right thing to do, given how little we know about the potential impact it could have on life on the ocean floor? 0perating underwater, mining the sea bed has never been tried before. it would destroy whatever‘s directly in front of the machines and they'd create clouds of sand and silt, which could smother marine plants and creatures even a long way away. so, it's actu

award by chatham house, the think tank that focuses on international affairs, our science editor david shukmanressing images of plastic waste drifting in the water. sights captured by blue planet ii, the bbc documentary series. filming that revealed how our throwaway culture is damaging life in the oceans. other forms of pollution are only too familiar. presented by sir david attenborough, the programmes were shown around the world and caught the public imagination, forcing governments and companies to take action. but every year, some 8 million tonnes of it ends up in the ocean. this london supermarket is one of many turning its back on plastic packaging, a movement that is gathering pace in many different countries. and when i meet sir david, at kew gardens in london, he says that the dangers of plastic waste are now so well understood that there are reasons to be optimistic. people in all parts of society are aware of what is happening and it's vile, it's horrid, it's something we are clearly seeing inflicting on the natural world and having a dreadful effect and there is something they can

here with me is the bbc‘s editor david shukman who can hopefully shed some light on the various promisesith what the government is proposing. we have already had the commitment to cutting greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050. and as part of these plans they intend to spend £9.2 billion to improve the energy efficiency of our homes, our schools our hospitals. thre's also a pledge in the manifesto to plant 75,000 acres of trees a year and they will ban plastic waste exports to non—0ecd countries. you have done so much work in these countries weather as loads of plastic waste. that is correct, it is one of many fascinating aspects of this environmental battle in the election. 0ver recent decades, anyone in our science team has been quiet during a general election campaign but this time it has come alive. all the main parties in something to say on this agenda, they feel the need to engage with young voters, motivated bio kinds of things. do you think people need choices regarding climate change?m has moved up the agenda quite dramatically, especially in the summer. weather because of he

here's our science editor, david shukman. presented by sir david attenborough, the programmes were shown around the world, catching the public imagination and forcing government to grant companies to take action. this london supermarket, for example, is turning its back on plastic packaging. it is part of a movement that is gathering pace in many different countries. so when i meet sir david at kew gardens in london, he says the dangers of plastic waste are now so clearly understood, there are reasons to be optimistic. it is the beginning. people in all parts of society are aware of what is happening and it is vile, it is horrid. it is something that we are inflicting on the natural world. it is having a dreadful effect. in a way it is a bit of a litmus test to see whether in fact the population care about this sort of thing. and people do. soi this sort of thing. and people do. so i think it's very encouraging. sir david says he found these scenes of albatrosses the most moving will stop feeding their chicks with plastic. th

, do go to the science section on the news website to read this analysis by our science editor david shukmanmshire until yesterday. icame i came from a poor background and i think it is due to my party speaking up think it is due to my party speaking upfor think it is due to my party speaking up for people that i was able to go to university and have a successful career and speak today and i believe governments should help transform people's lives for the better. it ta kes people's lives for the better. it takes individual effort and the support of a family, but there is something else that transforms people's lives and that is community. she was in the top team of the then leader ed miliband and held two senior positions underjeremy corbyn. in 2017 at the last election her majority went from more than 8,000 to just 441. she voted remain — 70% of her constituents voted leave — and she was one of 19 labour mps who voted in principle for for borisjohnson's brexit agreement bill recently. i should say borisjohnson is back at no ten. why are you standing down? ten years is quite a long time to d

sir david has been speaking to our science editor david shukman.rly understood that there are reasons to be optimistic. it‘s the beginning, and people in all parts of society are aware of what‘s happening and it‘s vile, it‘s horrid, it‘s something that we are clearly inflicting on the natural world and having a dreadful effect and there‘s something that they can do about it. so, in a way, it‘s a bit of a litmus test to see whether in fact the population care about this sort of thing, and people do, and so i think it‘s very encouraging. sir david says he found these scenes of albatrosses the most moving. they‘re feeding their chicks with plastic. they speak to the parental instinct in all of us. people see an albatross coming back after having scoured the seas for food for its chick, and, heart—tuggingly, delivers it to its little chick that‘s been waiting there several days to have food. and the parent opens its bill with the food it‘s collected, and what comes out, every single thing is a piece of plastic. and that... that chick is doomed. but cle

you just saw david shukman talking about how climate change and energy is a big topic here, but actuallyall day, out over the estuary and the harbour. this place has a rich history when it comes to energy creation. keith, you are an industry expert. as a large, you used to work out there, when the skyline looked very different to it does now? yes, there were four oil refineries here. probably nine in the uk. the vista was chimney stacks, really. across the harbour, you will see a jetty. when the large crude tankers came m, when the large crude tankers came in, you are talking about vessels that had half a million barrels of crude oil. they were massive. they would come into port, there will be a huge procession of tug boats to push them in. when they first arrived full of crude oil, they were sitting low in the water. as the discharge, you saw the boat rising like a cork out of the water. stood where we are today, you would see this huge crude vessel. if you think there were one of those every day, that gives you an idea of the number of deliveries. everything has changed here? absolutel

joining me now is bbc wales political editor felicity evans and science editor david shukman.to defend across wales. you are bang on. labour's resilience in wales and governance is remarkable is that if you look at the last 26 general elections, labour has topped every poll in wales. and in 2017, they won 17% of these seats, so they have got a high threshold to defend. and wales voted for brexit on a bit is that the overriding issue here? i think brexit is a big issue in wales and we see the conservatives hammering that brexit message, boris johnson when he visits as part of the push against labour. but it is not the only issue and i think the public services issue, the cuts we have seen, that is the sort of thing labour are talking about. devolution, the devolved government, that complicates things a bit for voters. yes, when people hear, promises being made in manifestos, more nurses 01’ doctors are “— being made in manifestos, more nurses or doctors are —— that does not apply to wales because it is won by the government and scrutinised by the assembly and mps have no contro

david shukman, bbc news, in the bay of malaga. some breaking news from the high court.ve just heard that they can't go ahead with strike action in december in a high court ruling. now, let's go to the united states. the first televised hearings in the impeachment inquiry into us president donald trump are set to begin in a few minutes' time. key witness will give evidence — on camera — with the public watching. live now to capitol hill in washington and a bbc news special with michele fleury. welcome to capitol hill and the bbc news special. we are just a matter of minutes away from the first day of minutes away from the first day of public impeachment hearings, a big day in washington, a momentous moment for the nation. this is after all only the fourth time that a sitting us president has been up for impeachment. the allegations being made against president donald trump are that he tried to influence a foreign government to dig up dirt on a potential presidential rival, joe biden. during the course of the next few minutes, we will bring you lots more on this and of co

here's david shukman again.merica isn't playing ball in this process, will other countries think, "well, how seriously do we need to take it? will our international reputation be damaged if we're not really stepping up to the plate on cutting emissions if america isn't doing that?" i think the really key thing here is china, the response of china. we are waiting, in the coming months, for the next chinese five—year plan. and there've been hints that they will step up, they will increase the level of their ambition to cut their greenhouse gases in the coming years. that's a hugely significant step. if they decide they're going to show climate leadership, they're not going to worry about america, well, maybe the process will run as before. if they decide, the other big partner isn't playing, we won't bother, that will be very serious indeed. next to washington. congress has released more testimony from the impeachment inquiry into donald trump. this all centres around a phone call mr trump made to the ukrainian pr

we'll be speaking with the bbc‘s science editor, david shukman, just before 8 o'clock.embrokeshire, speaking to businesses this morning, more to the north of me. good morning, ben. good morning, not far from you but also feeling that rain and wind as it blows in. we're down on the farm this morning because of farming is one of the biggest drivers of the this region. tourism increasingly important as well. what we're doing is looking at what farmers and businesses want from this election. william is a farmer here. talk to me about what you have here. talk to me about what you have here because looking around it looks like a pretty traditional farm that you have been diversifying as well? we area you have been diversifying as well? we are a traditional family farm into the broader sense. we are a dairyfarm, into the broader sense. we are a dairy farm, grass based system so making good quality, sustainable milk. crops as well. we grow animal crops which we feed to our animals and feed sell them as well. we are sustainable farm and have moved into diversification. a big par