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we're seeing less asylum seekers self—present in glasgow.on the forecast that i've gotjust now, and the number of people who are leaving support through positive decisions, i'm confident that we will absolutely hit july deadline. back in mclays guest house, and living in the one room and with no money, it's starting to take its toll on ali. his five children, who are hiding in saudi arabia, are constantly on his mind. in arabic: back in yemen, before the country was devastated by war, ali worked as an accountant. he has a university degree. before her family tried to force her into marriage, saba was studying a medical degree in london. after she claimed asylum, she wasn't able to continue her studies or to work. asylum seekers, many of them want to work. i want to work. i'll be paying taxes that, in turn, will be helping government. we are a burden on them. why can't we support ourselves? i mean, i can work. i would do anything to be able to work. saba believes the entire system is set up to act as a deterrent to force asylum seekers into w

nikki and jenn formed reclaim these streets glasgow and organised vigils across the city.now cataloguing the scores of letters, messages and stories of sexual violence left by the women who took part. some were from students assaulted by fellow students on campus. one in particular was from a girl at glasgow university who said that she was sexually assaulted in her first year at university, and she's now in her fourth year and he's still there. i think that sentiment is echoed quite a lot in terms of what women have gone through. in a 2018 survey, seven of out ten female students across the uk said they'd experienced sexual violence at university. in scotland, over the last two years, complaints of sexual misconduct on campus are up by almost a fifth. i want to find out what is happening on campuses across the country. our story starts here. the university of st andrews is the jewel in the crown of scotland's education system. princes and politicians have studied here. fees can be as high as £32,000 a year. st andrews is your quintessential university town. it's got a pop

come rain or shine, the world will be heading to glasgow later- will be heading to glasgow later this will be heading to glasgow later this yearfor the united nations climate summit and we will find out if governments can't rise to the challenge of cutting emissions to stop the worst effects of climate change. we stop the worst effects of climate chan . e. ~ , ., stop the worst effects of climate chance. ~ , ., change. we need deep and rapid emissions reduction _ change. we need deep and rapid emissions reduction but - change. we need deep and rapid emissions reduction but we - change. we need deep and rapid emissions reduction but we also | change. we need deep and rapid - emissions reduction but we also need to remove the excess greenhouse gases we have put into the atmosphere which are creating these major problems today and thirdly we need to repair those parts of the climate system that have passed their tipping point.— climate system that have passed their tipping point. right now the elements show _ their tipping point. right now the elements show no _ their tipping point. righ

glasgow! _ colin paterson, bbc news. thanks so much, glasgow! see _ colin paterson, bbc news.on! cheering and applause. don't forget you can get in touch with me on twitter — i'm @bbcmaryam you are watching bbc news. well, friday brought quite a nasty spell of weather to some south—western and southern areas of the uk. gale force winds around coasts briefly. they were very, very strong indeed, brought by storm evert. you can see on the satellite picture here thunderstorms and heavy showers inland, generally a really changeable day, but the weather has now shifted into the southern north sea. it's approaching parts of germany and denmark. behind it, you can see from the motion of the arrows, it's a fairly cool north—northwesterly, so it's going to be a fairly cool day for most of us. really quite nippy, in fact, in the very far north of the country. sunny spells and showers expected. so let's have a look at the early morning hours. that northerly wind blowing across scotland and along the north sea coast. showers there right from the word go, but i think showers are possible al

five years on, the covid pandemic postpones glasgow s cop until 2021.se fingerprints can be traced through almost every stage of these major developments and gatherings is bill hare — climate change scientist, cop veteran and chief executive of climate analytics, based in berlin. thank you so much for your time. going through that timeline again, a chance for you to reflect perhaps on progress made or failure to achieve?— progress made or failure to achieve? ~ , ., ~ ., �* , progress made or failure to achieve? ~ ~ ., �*, ., achieve? well, you know, it's a mixed story _ achieve? well, you know, it's a mixed story as _ achieve? well, you know, it's a mixed story as you _ achieve? well, you know, it's a mixed story as you have - mixed story as you have outlined. we saw progress in the 90s, with the agreement of the 90s, with the agreement of the kyoto protocol and resort major steps backwards with the us government under george bush repudiating the protocol followed by canada, australia, japan and so on, and that went backwards and so it's been a real rol

rivers where —— to lay the groundwork for climate summit in glasgow.hope that we have at this meeting is an opportunity for us to shape the vision of the final outcomes from cop26 in glasgow and to build that unity of purpose amongst the ministers to deliver that.— amongst the ministers to deliver that. amongst the ministers to deliverthat. ~ ., ., , ., deliver that. world leaders are under pressure _ deliver that. world leaders are under pressure to _ deliver that. world leaders are under pressure to phase - deliver that. world leaders are under pressure to phase out i under pressure to phase out coal power and set more ambitious targets on emissions which may not always win them favour at home. in which may not always win them favour at home.— favour at home. in some ways, they can _ favour at home. in some ways, they can only — favour at home. in some ways, they can only commit - favour at home. in some ways, they can only commit to, - favour at home. in some ways, they can only commit to, or. favour at home. in some ways, they can only commit to, o

the cop26 summit in glasgow has been billed as the world's last best chance to control climate changecalifornia. fire is threatening spain, too. this is the catalonia region and one of the worst fires here in years. there were similar scenes on the italian island of sardinia. an out—of—control fire after a heat wave. while no single event can be attributed to climate change, scientists say its impact has never been more clear. no, no, no, no, no, no...no! in belgium, heavy rainfall has caused severe flooding, less than a fortnight after deadly flash floods across western europe. a typhoon is battering china, days after severe flooding killed dozens of people. scientists say these events are becoming more common because warmer temperatures mean the air holds more moisture, which leads to more extreme rainfall. there was flooding in london, too — water streamed into a train station and turned roads into rivers, as representatives from more than 50 countries met to lay the groundwork for november's big climate summit in glasgow. this was the message from the british host. we are seeing i

a lot fresher in scotland — you can see 11 in glasgow, 12 expected in aberdeen.and in the middle of the high pressure, the winds tend to fall light, the air is very dry, there's very little cloud, so, actually, for some of us, monday is going to feel every bit as hot. in fact, the heat might actually spark off one or two showers because that is a possibility tomorrow. but generally speaking, i think there'll be more sunshine around, at least across scotland and northern ireland tomorrow. so here, temperatures up to 2a in glasgow and pushing the high 20s again in the south. i think we'll see exactly the same pattern on tuesday, lots of sunshine across the uk, very light winds, feeling every bit as hot and the possibility of these higher temperatures sparking off one or two showers. wednesday is going to be another very, very warm day, temperatures in some spots again hitting the high 20s, in fact not far off 30 there for cardiff. but, towards the end of the week, the temperatures will ease a little bit and there's just the chance we'll get some showers come the we

how confident are you people will come to glasgow and attend this conference face—to—face?s around the world, irrespective of whether they are a developing nation or developed nation, they also understand why this needs to be a physical meeting. we have already delayed cop by one year, and during that one year, climate change hasn't taken time. last year was in fact the hottest year on record. the last decade was the hottest decade on record. and the urgency demands that we meet. this is ultimately a negotiation amongst almost 200 countries, and that's why we need a physical meeting — so countries can sit at the table as equals, and look at each other in the eyes. north and south korea have restored a hotline that was cut off by pyongyang more than °ff by pyongyang more than a year ago. north korea has suffered increasing hardships, including a shortage of food since closing its borders in response to the pandemic. kim jong—un admitted last month the situation was becoming tense. pyongyang said the hotline represents a big stride towards restoring mutual trust. stay with us

it will be used at the cop26 summit in glasgow, which is less then a 100 days away.cenes on the italian island of sardinia, an out of control fire after a heatwave. scientists have long warned that climate change would make extreme weather worse. the reason why people realise that climate change is happening is because they see it all around the world. we have extremer weather events in every single country in the world. the science is very clear, the scientists have always been very clear on what is climate change, how it is caused and how we can deal with it. non, non, non, non! in belgium, heavy rainfall has caused more flooding. less than a fortnight after deadly flash floods across western europe. a typhoon is battering china, days after severe flooding kills dozens of people. warmer air temperatures allow the atmosphere to hold more moisture. that contributes to more extreme rain. in geneva, governments are meeting to study the latest science on climate change. how bad will warming be? how fast will it progress? meanwhile, in london, as floodwaters streamed int

heading to glasgow later this year for the united heading to glasgow later this yearfor the united nations stop the worst effects of climate change. right now, the elements show no signs of letting up, with this week's flash floods taking london by surprise, scientists will continue to track and analyse these events that they warn the extremes are becoming the norm. rebecca morelle, bbc news. mark ronson is the oscar, grammy and brit award—winning music producer behind some of pop's biggest hits. now, he's taking centre stage with a new documentary series: watch the sound on apple tv plus, which premieres on friday. earlier he talked to my colleague, reeta chakrabarti, about his time working as an intern at rolling stone magazine — at the age of 12. my voice hadn't even broken yet, i had this high—pitched squeak and they let me answer the switchboard phones, in those days it was like the old—school buttons and i'd be like, "hi, rolling stone!" it's amazing what they let me do. but ijust wanted to be around music and i think because i wasn't some piano guitar prodigy or something i thought,

come rain or shine, the world will be heading to glasgow later this year for the united nations climateummit and we will find out if governments can rise to the challenge of cutting emissions to stop the worst effects of climate change. we need deep and rapid emissions reduction but we also need to remove the excess greenhouse gases we have put into the atmosphere which are creating these major problems today and thirdly we need to repair those parts of the climate system that have passed their tipping point. right now the elements show no signs of letting up and scientists will continue to track and analyse these events, but they warn extremes are becoming the new normal. and rebecca morelle is here. a stark warning, scientists saying very much this is happening now, it's not something happening in decades to come.— it's not something happening in decades to come. that's right, i think we are _ decades to come. that's right, i think we are moving _ decades to come. that's right, i think we are moving away - decades to come. that's right, i think we are moving away from | decades to com

ahead of the cop—26 summit in glasgow, representatives from more than 50 countries are meeting in london in northern california. fire is threatening spain, too. this is the catalonia region and one of the worst fires here in years. there were similar scenes on the italian island of sardinia. an out—of—control fire after a heat wave. while no single event can be attributed to climate change, scientists say its impact has never been more clear. no, no, no, no, no, no...no! in belgium, heavy rainfall has caused severe flooding, less than a fortnight after deadly flash floods across western europe. a typhoon is battering china, days after severe flooding killed dozens of people. scientists say these events are becoming more common because warmer temperatures mean the air holds more moisture, which leads to more extreme rainfall. there was flooding in london, too — water streamed into a train station and turned roads into rivers, as representatives from more than 50 countries met to lay the groundwork for november's big climate summit in glasgow. this was the message from the british host. we

a lot fresher in scotland — you can see 11 in glasgow, 12 expected in aberdeen. high pressure and in the middle of the high pressure, the winds tend to fall light, the air is very dry, there's very little cloud, so, actually, for some of us, monday is going to feel every bit as hot. in fact, the heat might actually spark off one or two showers because that is a possibility tomorrow. but generally speaking, i think there'll be more sunshine around, at least across scotland and northern ireland tomorrow. so here, temperatures up to 2a in glasgow and pushing the high 20s again in the south. i think we will see exactly the same pattern on tuesday, lots of sunshine across the uk, very light winds, feeling every bit as hot and the possibility of these higher temperatures sparking off one or two showers. wednesday is going to be another very, very warm day, temperatures in some spots again hitting the high 20s, in fact not far off 30 there for cardiff. but, towards the end of the week, the temperatures will ease a little bit and there's just the chance we'll get some sh

that is the message that has to come out of glasgow.orporations? increasingly, companies like bp - corporations? increasingly, companies like bp and - corporations? increasingly, | companies like bp and shell corporations? increasingly, - companies like bp and shell are saying, look, if you asked us to do this, we would just do it, and that's the message the politicians don't seem to be getting. they seem to, you know, a lot of these companies have actually made commitments to reach net they are themselves. although it's unclear how they could do it, and if one company aims to dispose of its carbon dioxide properly and on the other companies don't come of that company would just go belly up because it would cost more than other people, and people would buy elsewhere, the government can step up elsewhere, the government can step up and tell the government, look, but the right route —— regulation, we can fix this, and the politicians would have no excuse and to put the regulation in place. typically, this isn't a free pass. fossil fuels u

here, temperatures up to 24 in glasgow and pushing the high 20s in the south.es are sparking off one or two showers. wednesday is going to be another very, very warm day. temperatures in some spots again hitting high 20s. towards the end of the week, the temperatures will ease a little bit and there is just the chance we will get a little shower. goodbye. this is bbc news. the headlines... uk health secretary sajid javid confirms he has coronavirus — and the prime minister and chancellor have been alerted by the covid contacts app — as england prepares to ease restrictions further. a clean—up operation is under way in the areas of germany and belgium worst affected by unprecedented flooding. more than 180 people have died. scotland, england and wales say travellers returning from france must self—isolate for ten days — unlike with other amber list countries. scotland, england and wales say travellers returning from france

it will be used at the cop26 summit in glasgow, which is less then 100 days away. is threatening spain, too — the catalonia region's facing one of its worst blazes in years. similar scenes on the italian island of sardinia, an out of control fire after a heatwave. scientists have long warned that climate change would make extreme weather worse. the reason why people realise that climate change is happening is because they see it all around the world. we have extremer weather events in every single country in the world. the science is very clear, the scientists have always been very clear on what is climate change, how it is caused and how we can deal with it. no, no, no, no! in belgium, heavy rainfall has caused more flooding. less than a fortnight after deadly flash floods across western europe. a typhoon is battering china, days after severe flooding kills dozens of people. warmer air temperatures allow the atmosphere to hold more moisture — that contributes to more extreme rain. in geneva, governments are meeting to study the latest science on climate change. ho

with less than 100 days till the glasgow summit, these events may focus minds.he link has frozen. we will go back tojimmy later and get more on the restrictions in northern ireland. let's turn our attention to afghanistan. figures from the united nations show there's been a big increase in the number of civilian deaths in afghanistan, since taliban militants launched their offensive against government forces. the insurgents have captured vast swathes of rural territory, after foreign troops began their withdrawal from the country. the american military has now said it's prepared to continue to support the afghan government with air strikes against the taliban. secunder kermani is in kabul and joins me now. what more do we know about these figures and the reason for this rise? , . rise? very grim figures, unfortunately. - rise? very grim figures, unfortunately. more - rise? very grim figures, l unfortunately. more than rise? very grim figures, - unfortunately. more than 1600 rise? very grim figures, _ unfortunately. more than 1600 people killed in the first half

i didn't know anyone in glasgow. i was like walking in an empty space.y difficult experience because when i got there i was actually homeless for a long time. i think about two months. and i didn't know anyone there so i was sleeping rough, feeding on biscuits and things like that. how bad did it get for you in brighton? what was the lowest point? i came to a point where i was actually very suicidal. so i was actually going to attempt to kill myself. he was rehoused in immigration centres while he applied for asylum, and his mental health suffered. finally, two years later, his case was approved and his new career took shape, getting his degree in mental health nursing. he has since beenjuggling work with training as part of the 29 strong refugee team in tokyo. i'm quite privileged to be representing you know, notjust myself but all the other people who are going through what i've gone through, difficult moments. there's a french proverb i think on your facebook page. just tell us what it is and what it means. le soleil n'oublie jamais un petit village,

how confident are you people will come to glasgow and attend the conference face—to—face with two i haveave talked to countries around the world, irrespective of if they are a developed nation or not, they understand why this needs to be a physical meeting. we have already delayed this by one year. during that year, climate change hasn't taken time. last year was in fact the hottest on record, last decade was the hottest decade on record, and the agency demands, this is under negotiation with over 200 countries, and it is why we need a physical meeting so we can sit on the table as equals and look at each other in the eyes. some shocking footage has emerged of the moment a mother and her daughter were run over by a car in new york. the vehicle crashed into a barber's shop in the north of the city. there was then a frantic attempt to rescue the child — who was trapped under the car. the bbc�*s tim allman has the story. a summer's day in new york, and a quiet street in the district of yonkers. it is around 8:30 in the morning and suddenly, out of nowhere, this happens. look again. this tim

temperatures coming up in scotland, highs of 26 in glasgow, 24 in belfast but again, high 20s to lowlow pressure is going to try to make inroads but we saw charts like this last time it was on which was several days ago. what i said then still applies now really. these models often change the weather patterns for unsettled conditions a little bit too quickly so we could see that the heat last a little bit longer. what i will say at this stage is forecast reliability is pretty good until thursday but after that there is some more uncertainty. this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: a race against time: the search continues for hundreds of people still missing following devastating floods in germany and other european countries. the task of rebuilding this region seems overwhelming. so much of its vital infrastructure— ridges, roads, railways — is completely gone. but behind the mask, people in la once again needing to wear them indoors to a rise in covid—19 cases. cuba's covid—19 cases. cu ba's president covid—

so we're looking at highs of around 20 in glasgow, 21 for belfast.southwards across england and wales, sunday, the heat is even hotter, if you like. highs could reach 31 celsius, which would make it the hottest day of the year so far. and, of course, the nights will stay very hot as well. 2a celsius in london, still, at 11pm on sunday night, so another uncomfortable night's sleep ahead. now, for monday, our area of high pressure is still there. we still have those weather fronts, weak fronts across the far north of the uk so little overall changing in the weather picture, really. for most of us, we've got some lengthy spells of sunshine in the forecast and it will continue to feel warm in thatjuly sunshine with high or even very high levels of uv to watch out for as well. 0ur temperatures, well, they're at the highest across parts of wales, the midlands, south—west england where high 20s, perhaps still the low 30s in the very hottest areas, still on the cards. and the high pressure is going nowhere very far, very fast. on tuesday, it's going to still

i live in glasgow with my husband andy and daughters nuala and niamh.ually picks them up from school because i struggle to. i tend to go to bed a few times each day. when i'm up, i look fine, but ijust get more and more tired, and then symptoms come in. so maybe start, like, maybe shaking. i'm normally in bed between 1:00 and 3:00. i try to get up for the kids coming back. you making this for mother's day? what are you making? the sky because my mummy loves birds. she loves birds, doesn't she? is mummy able to come and run around with you? no, because sometimes she's in bed and sometimes she just walks. yeah. i'm not the only one in the family who's ill. did you stay in the head teachers office at break time? yes. why did you go to the head teacher's office at breaktime? because i had long covid. you go and get a rest? yeah. nuala, who's eight, also has long covid. she has good and bad days, with bouts of fatigue. an estimated 33,000 children in the uk have long covid. i'm pretty exhausted. trying to hold down a full time and quite demanding job and the

so 20 in glasgow, for example.nd the south—east, we'll probably hit around 30—31 celsius. balmy evening, balmy night on the way. across the northern half of the uk, we keep the cloud — it'll also remain fresher — around 11—12 celsius. but the south, look how warm it is! 17 in cardiff, 17 in london. mid—teens in liverpool. tomorrow, another hot day. not quite as hot, but i'm sure you'll agree, hot enough. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... borisjohnson and chancellor rishi sunak — who received covid alerts after health secretary sajid javid contracted coronavirus — both say they will self—isolate. the move cmes as england prepares to ease restrictions further the government said the pair were due to be exempt from some self—isolation because they were taking part in a special pilot scheme. labour criticised the move, saying many members of the public felt it was unfair it really was one rule for them, another for the festivals, and they've only you turned because they've only you turned because they've been ca

glasgow hitting 20 degrees, probably not much higher than that.asgow, 12 expected in aberdeen. here is tomorrow's weather map. the high pressure's with us. we are right in the middle of the high pressure. in the middle of the high pressure the winds tend to fall light, it's very dry, there is very little cloud so actually for some of us monday is going to feel every bit as hot and in fact the heat might actually spark off one or two showers because that is a possibility tomorrow. but generally speaking, i think there will be more sunshine around across scotland and northern ireland tomorrow so temperatures up to 24 in glasgow, pushing the high 20s in the south and i think we will see exactly the same pattern on tuesday. lots of sunshine across the uk, very light winds, feeling every bit as hot and the possibility of these higher temperatures sparking off one or two showers. wednesday is going to be another very, very warm day. temperatures in some spots again hitting the high 20s, in fact not far off 30 there in cardiff but towards the end of the

on saturday evening two families from glasgow were enjoying the last day of their holiday.ana varis ali said he tried in vain to save his family and friends. when i come from — save his family and friends. when i come from the _ save his family and friends. when i come from the water _ save his family and friends. when i come from the water i _ save his family and friends. when i come from the water i see - save his family and friends. when i come from the water i see my - come from the water i see my wife's hand and i tried to pull up to see if she can get if you can catch, and then someone phoned the emergency services. he then someone phoned the emergency services. , ., , _, ., services. he is now being comforted at home, struggling _ services. he is now being comforted at home, struggling to _ services. he is now being comforted at home, struggling to come - services. he is now being comforted at home, struggling to come to - services. he is now being comforted i at home, struggling to come to terms with what happened.— with what happened. we are en'oying our holida s w

crises which in the end the developed world has to deal with and on climate again, you wreck the glasgows to the poorer world because we need everyone to put their shoulders to the wheel in glasgow. so, this is utterly self—defeating. we really ought to be — we ought to deliver on the promises and vaccines are up there as a very conspicuous promise. there is a whole queue of other promises behind them. joe biden said america would be the arsenal of vaccination. does he not want to spend the money? he is investing hugely within the us. isn't there an opportunity, given the imf director said there would be trillions in extra global economic benefit, if only the countries that have the money were spending it in a very short period of time to get the vaccine out there. just today the imf approved 160 billion towards this effort, - which is a significant step that had been stalled. . it does move things forward. you are right _ the us is sending one million vaccines to indonesia. - that is a staggeringly small amount for a country- being ravaged by covid—19, and to give you an idea - of this,

in glasgow this afternoon, a vigil for those who lost their lives. symbol they hope will focus minds on the crisis. they say they are no longer just calling for change, but demanding it. lorna gordon. president erdogan of turkey says firefighting planes from russia, ukraine and azerbaijan are now battling the wildfires on the country's southern coast. four people have died and dozens have been taken to hospital. the flames have forced the evacuation of entire villages. with more, here's david campanale. soaring flames have turned summer skies blood orange over turkey's luxury hotels and villages. dozens of neighbourhoods and tourist resorts had to evacuate before the onslaught of the wildfires which have stretched along the mediterranean and aegean coast. we don't know anything. the personnel at our hotel doesn't say anything to us, so wejust decided to come outside. translation: everything | was normal when we came, but then we saw smoke in the background. we thought it was raining. all of a sudden, we saw the flames. helicopters and planes have mad

james shaw in glasgow, thank you.s to be released from prison, that's despite the government asking for the decision to be reviewed. colin pitchfork has served 33 years injailfor raping and murdering 15—year—olds lynda mann and dawn ashworth. last month the parole board said it was safe to release the 61—year—old, who was the first murderer to be convicted using dna evidence. sian lloyd reports. in november 1983, the body of 15—year—old lynda mann was found near leicester. the schoolgirl had been raped and strangled. three years later, and less than a mile away, the body of a second 15—year—old, dawn ashworth, was found. she died following what the pathologist described as a brutal sexual assault. colin pitchfork — a married father of two, a family man who became a murderer. he was 22 when he first killed. now, after 33 years in prison, he will be released after the government's challenge to the parole board's decision to free him was rejected. his victims�* families had campaigned to keep him in prison. i'm concerned

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a second boy was rescued and is in intensive care at the royal hospital for children in glasgow.et in which he said the nation should stop "cowering" from coronavirus. england's health secretary, sajid javid, has apologised for saying people shouldn't cower from the coronavirus, saying it was a poor choice of word. it had been used in a tweet — since deleted — which was criticised by opposition parties and bereaved familes. meanwhile, ministers are considering requiring football fans to be fully vaccinated in order to attend premier league matches. ben wright reports. he has been health secretary forjust a month. nice to meet you. my first visit to a hospital on thejob. but in a tweet announcing his own recovery from coronavirus yesterday, sajid javid said people should get vaccinated and learn to live with covid rather than cower from the virus. the rebuke from opposition parties and bereaved families was swift. we're very disappointed at yet another barbed comment from a minister of the government. we find that the comments are distasteful, disrespectful to our loss, and insens

there are two big things we need to do in glasgow and one of them is to increase ambition and the othere other is to ramp up the climate finance to bring the rest of the world with us. sticking to that topic now. a dense layer of smoke from wildfires in the western united states and canada has reached the east coast of the continent. in new york, health agencies are warning that the air quality has become unhealthy for sensitive groups such as people with breathing problems. at the same time, canada's western province of british columbia has declared a state of emergency, with wildfires expected to grow even larger in the coming days due to high heat and winds. and in the united states, more than 80 large fires are burning, the biggest of which is in the pacific northwest state of oregon. torrential rain has caused severe flooding in parts of central china. more than 10,000 people in henan province have been evacuated to shelters where it's reported a dam could collapse at any time. at least 12 people have died in the city of zhengzhou after its subway system was inundated with rushing

come rain or shine, the world will be heading to glasgow later this year for the united nations climateenge of cutting emissions to stop the worst effects of climate change. right now, the elements show no signs of letting up, with this week's flash floods taking london by surprise. scientists will continue to track and analyse these events, but they warn that extremes are becoming the new norm. rebecca morelle, bbc news. the met office report comes as a new paper from the climate crisis advisory group, founded by the former uk chief scientist professor sir david king, asks whether rapid heating in the arctic region is driving changes in the jet stream in a way that influenced the recent weather extremes. professor king joins us now. thank you very much for your time today and obviously your focus is a more global one. you have asked that question about rapid heating and whether that is being driven by changes heating in the arctic region driving changes in thejet changes heating in the arctic region driving changes in the jet stream. have you come to any conclusions on that? , ., ~ hav

in glasgow this afternoon, a vigil for those who lost their lives.gathered around a provocative symbol they hope will focus minds on the crisis. they say they are no longerjust calling for change, but demanding it. the scottish government says it is getting more people into treatment and they want to ensure anyone can access the services no matter where they live, but make no mistake they are under a lot of pressure here. opposition parties say snp cuts to rehab and other services in recent years have played a big part in the upward trend in drug—related deaths. nicola sturgeon today said she knows what is needed is not words but action to prevent people dying, and she said that is what the scottish government is determined to deliver. studio: lorna, thank you. now, it's been another bumper day for team gb at the tokyo olympics, with six more medals added to the tally overnight. but it was two bmx bikers who stole the show today. 21—year—old bethany shriever, a teaching assistant who had to crowdfund her way to tokyo, made history as she won gold in

in glasgow this afternoon, a vigil for those who lost their lives.symbol they hope will focus minds on the crisis. they say they are no longerjust calling for change, but demanding it. lorna gordon, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: a shock defeat for the world's top tennis player — novak djokovic is knocked out in the olympic semifinals. cheering the us space agency nasa has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol in south armagh — once an everyday part of the soldiers' lot, drudgery and danger — now no more after almost four decades. if one is on one's own, in a private house, not doing any harm to anyone, i don't really see why all these people should wander in and say, "you're doing something wrong." six rare white lion . cubs are on the prowl at leicestershire park, and already they've . been met with a roar- of approval from visitors. they're lovely, yeah, and sweet. yeah, they�* re cute. this is bbc news. our top story: amazon is fined almost $900

the message from the world's poor to rich countries in the run—up to the glasgow summit, if you wantbefore 1997 are not eligible for a uk armed forces pension and are calling for change. the uk government says it's committed to ensuring the gurkha pension scheme is sustainable and fair alongside other uk public sector pensions. luke hanrahan reports. a hunger strike on the doorstep of downing street, as gurkhas who loyally fought for the british all over the world seek equal pension rights. i served in hong kong, brunei, canada and the uk. this man served for 20 years, but like all gurkhas who retired before 1997, is being denied a uk armed forces pension. we want equal pension, proportionally. it is very complicated. and we want a goodwill payment to bring our community, gurkha community, out of great poverty. representatives of gurkha communities who live across london, the south and south—east of england. we have had 207 years of this historical discrimination. we try to raise our voice over 30 years. no one listening. the government says it is committed to ensuring the gurkha pen

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it is happening in glasgow in november and it's another opportunity to set ambitious targets and lookgy and the policies needed to deliver them. while we build up to that, there is a profound tension in plain sight. a tension between the long—term global response and what is happening now. look at this graph. this shows global carbon emissions — they go up and up. the year with the highest emissions in history was 2019. emissions are having consequences now, which brings us right back to the heat waves in north america, and why they matter so much. because the individual experiences of those caught up in this make real the dangers of changing our climate. they make real why cop26 is receiving so much attention and offer another reason why, just a few months ago, david attenborough made this demand of the world's leaders. never before has it been so important that there a level playing field, a debate where we can come to an agreement. because unless we all agree, we are lost. the big story was in northern ireland, where you can see it was beach weather in county down and temperatures

in glasgow this afternoon, a vigil for those who lost their lives.ol they hope will focus minds on the crisis. they say they are no longerjust calling for change, but demanding it. lorna gordon, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the first person to be convicted under hong kong's national security law has been sentenced to nine years injail. tong ying—kit was found guilty of inciting secession and of terrorist activities. the law came into force after a series of mass pro—democracy protests in 2019, some of which turned violent. the world food programme says food convoys held in ethiopia's afar region are finally on their way to the northern region of tigray. access into the region was cut off last week after the only available route for aid delivery was made inaccessible following an attack on a world food programme convoy. humanitarian agencies have been warning that many in tigray are facing catastrophic levels of hunger. a first group of 200 afghan interpreters who served with us forces have landed in americ

in glasgow this afternoon, a vigil for those who lost their lives, their families and friends gatherede symbol they hope will focus minds on the crisis. they say they are no longerjust calling for change, but demanding it. and lorna joins me now. these numbers keep on rising. a huge challenge and one proving very difficult to tackle.— difficult to tackle. sophie, a long-running _ difficult to tackle. sophie, a long-running issue - difficult to tackle. sophie, a long-running issue here - difficult to tackle. sophie, a long-running issue here in. difficult to tackle. sophie, a - long-running issue here in scotland long—running issue here in scotland and in some areas it is multi—generational. these figures today show a strong link between poverty, deprivation and the drug related deaths as well. the scottish government is putting money toward theissue, government is putting money toward the issue, £250 million over the next five years, and they say the immediate priority is to get more people into treatment. they say they are committed to ensuring everyone can access the services they ne

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. >> the staff at the paisley central library near glasgow, scotland, said this indian food recipe book first taken out way back in 1968. the anonymous sender returned the book with an apology letter, as well as $27 in recognition for their admitted, quote, oversight. >> hopefully they accounted for inflation. according to one library employee, the book is not in good enough condition to return it to the shelves. but they're keeping it in a safe place. >> but it's back. >> yeah, better late than never. >>> we head to oregon, where another lost relic of yesteryear has been recovered. >> drew gotfield shared this video of him renting out a movie theater just for the two of them ot a shock when he surprised h wit vid wedding she says a f at th cyouhe ta anded o to him. polka! ♪ ♪ politics and foreign wars ♪ ♪ all the weather, all the scores ♪ ♪ that's the "world news" polka ♪ ♪ if you're an insomniac and a good night's sleep you lack ♪ ♪ do the "world news" polka ♪ it's late at night and you're wide awake ♪ ♪ and you're not wearing pants so grab your "world news now" mug ♪ ♪ and everybody