the snp and scottish greens are different parties, we agree _ greens are different parties, we agree e on others, and those distinctive voices can and _ others, and those distinctive voices can and will— others, and those distinctive voices can and will remain. that is why this is— can and will remain. that is why this is not— can and will remain. that is why this is not a _ can and will remain. that is why this is not a coalition in the traditional sense. but that must not mean _ traditional sense. but that must not mean that— traditional sense. but that must not mean that we cannot cooperate fully -ood mean that we cannot cooperate fully good of _ mean that we cannot cooperate fully good of the people of scotland, our climate _ good of the people of scotland, our climate and our environment. to work together— climate and our environment. to work together where we have got, ground, challenge _ together where we have got, ground, challenge each other to deal with disagreements constructively, and yes, to _ disagreements constructively, and yes, to deliver a referendum on independence

time in 16 years and also would get the chance to leave the negotiations, they could bring in the green partyso an end to combustible engines 2030. also they could go to the free democratic party, the centre—right business friendly party. they could leave the cdu, angela merkel�*s party, out of negotiations altogether which would be extraordinary and very bad for them. this man, 0laf scholz himself, has handled the european recovery fund doing the pandemics, billions of dollars�* worth and also $150 billion into the german economy, and he is a very steady figure, he has brought forward a vision of germany does make something armin laschet has criticised for not expressing clearly enough — so a very steady hand and of course opinion polls can change and people�*s campaigns can come a copper very quickly but if this is, if this trend is seen to be true, it will be truly transformative for german truly tra nsformative for german politics. truly transformative for german olitics. a ~ truly transformative for german olitics. ~ ., ., politics. mark, for the moment, thank yom _ stay with us on bbc n

like at the end of september >> they were looking for the first time of combination of three parties. greens/csu and together with the center right liberals as long yas you don't have enouh for two parties, you have a third one. they can design to join the center right or center left coalition. they are not like coarse liberals in france that could mean cdu/csu with the greens if you look at the polls, this should be the baseline scenario. >> karsen, thank you for joining us. >>> turning back to deal news. we got fresh lines on the british inhaler maker. vectura with the bid to 4 billion pounds that's the context now the takeover panel for the vectura group updated us on the auction procedure. it will commence at 5:00 p.m. on tuesday, august 10th the established auction procedure and determined day 46 shall be tomorrow. each of the vetura and philip morris agreed to the terms of the auction. the board of vectura feels appropriate to withdrawal the carlisle offer and not state intention to recommend the philip morris offer. they will make an announcement after the end of auction a full out bi

is there risk in the green party and its role in germany, or not these days? , all investors these days, we're all embracing esg. we all like to think of ourselves as being green or going green or getting greener. and so green has become very, very mainstream. i think you look at a lot of mainstream parties. you look at u.k. parted -- politics. the conservative party is very much more environmentally friendly. so, i think where the green agenda may have been a more extreme position five years ago or 10 years ago, it feels like a much more mainstream proposition at this particular point. also, the fact that greens are actually slipping themselves in the polls, along with the cdu, does suggest that we're not going to be seeing a green chancellor for the taking of this year. i do think that, as mentioned, olaf scholz seems to be the individual with the momentum behind him at this particular time. anna: certainly the polling suggesting that momentum. thank you for joining us. coming up on this program, sweden's prime minister unexpectedly announces he'll step down

but we will publish a proposed deal that still needs to be approved by members of both parties, the scottish greenso ahead. you members to say whether or not they want to go ahead.— want to go ahead. you have to put it to the members _ want to go ahead. you have to put it to the members and _ want to go ahead. you have to put it to the members and how _ want to go ahead. you have to put it to the members and how will - want to go ahead. you have to put it to the members and how will you . want to go ahead. you have to put it to the members and how will you bej to the members and how will you be selling it to them? what is in it for you? selling it to them? what is in it for ou? , ., , selling it to them? what is in it for ou? , . , ., for you? this deal is intended to be transformational _ for you? this deal is intended to be transformational for _ for you? this deal is intended to be transformational for scotland. - for you? this deal is intended to be transformational for scotland. we l transformational for scotland. we are really making history here, nothing like this is happened in uk politics

was positioned to the idea that the cdu woodwind the election but we were heading into a cdu-green two-partyon. the greens cannot reach past 18% according to the polls. they have not been able to sustain momentum beyond that. to form a government, it looks like you will need a three party coalition. the question is, if we do get the 22% for both the right and the left, which way is germany going to go? this is an election that is more volatile than anticipated and a race that is more open then and he thought it would be. manus: the fx markets could go into schizophrenic mode. thank you. let me get back to my guest. lucy macdonald. you were a buyer of europe about 10 months ago. are you still a buyer of europe in the broadest sense? lucy: yes. still a buyer. valuations still give a bit more upside. there is some fiscal stimulus so fiscal rectitude is no longer the bible. and i think that is a big change in europe. if we get a little more instability which would cause the euro to weaken, that helps earnings because of the nature of the stock market. manus: most fund managers do not look at the

the leader of the green party said the government had acted too slowly because it wanted to continue deporting migrants to afghanistan. "if we want to live up to our responsibility as the german parliament, even to the smallest extent, then we have to explain why this disaster happened and not gloss over it." leader of the left party accused the government of wanting to pick and choose who it will save. "do you believe that when the taliban take their revenge on people, they will stick to our your credit rules? there needs to be a fair rescue for everyone." germany has already evacuated more than 4000 people from bul, but the fear now is the window to do that is closing. the defense minister set on wednesday the rescue effort would continue. those who have been promised they could come can rely on that promise. it still applies. it applies indefinitely. we will apply all necessary help to get them out of the country." as germany discusses what assistance it should have given and should yet give, time is running out. brent: i'm joined now by our political correspondent simon young. me

parties sound even more sceptical. this isjust confirming what we already know, the greens work with the snp, it is a continuation of that separation over the things that we should be looking at, - so our economic and social recovery and indeed the climate emergency. but the parties involved are on board, with snp members also signalling an emphatic support. this deal will now be put into action and these two will enter government. china has rejected accusations from president biden that it withheld key information about how the coronavirus pandemic started. a report by us intelligence came to no firm conclusion as to where the virus originated but did say that china had as to where the virus originated. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith—lucas. good evening. things are staying dry and settled for at least the next week or so with a big area of high pressure firmly in charge of our weather. we have got a warm, sunny day for many areas during saturday. this was the picture in leicestershire a bit earlier. we saw temperatures of 24 degrees across central parts of scotland. sunday, a similar day, again

this is not a partisan issue, this is not a republican, democrat, green party. tomorrow is another opportunity. this is your moment, this is your time to put america before politics. it is simple. what is the administration's plan now that they left american citizens behind to get them home? given the grieving, the reports are the tobin now have more blackhawk helicopters in australia. -- then australia. do not recognize the taliban. isis-k, al qaeda, the taliban are all -- no cash delivered to the taliban. that is what america expects of elected officials. i think that is what america expects from this administration. this is going to come to the floor tomorrow. the question will be to those democratic members, are they going to stand behind the decision to leave americans behind, because we will not. we will not leave them behind. we need a plan to get them out, and we need to have that in place tomorrow. let's open up for questions. >> eventually come up possibly bring impeachment charges against president biden? >> right now, you got americans trying to go t

amelia womack, deputy leader of the green party in england and - of the green party in england and wales? first of all. let me _ voice is not being heard? first of all, let me explain _ voice is not being heard? first of all, let me explain why _ voice is not being heard? first of all, let me explain why they - voice is not being heard? first of all, let me explain why they are| all, let me explain why they are probably the most impacted by the climate breakdown. because they are the poorest, amongst the welcome at the poorest, amongst the welcome at the most marginalised, we are talking about 370 million people. secondly because they live in a region which is particularly affected by the climate crisis like the polar region, the tropical forests, and also because they are often not recognised and because they depend so much on the natural world, so what is happening right now is devastating and it has been now is devastating and it has been now for many many years. we realised today that it is a big problem because it is affecting europe and the uk and the western world but it has been

parties seem to believe it was win—win to work closely together. in the past, the mp sometimes relied on support on an issue by issue basis from the caller �*s —— scottish greensspects. it's been described as a power—sharing partnership. it means the two co—leaders of the party will both be offered junior ministerial positions in the scottish government. we will find out what these positions are next week, and the greens will support the snp when it comes to any matter of confidence. but at the same time, they won't need to support the snp policy in some areas such as fox hunting and aviation policy. the greens certainly feel they will be able to see some of their own priorities put into action, notjust on tackling climate change, but also when it comes to rent control and social housing. i think it was that since that they have the opportunity to put some of their believes and principles into action, which explains why there was an overwhelming vote in support of the move by the green party members. more than 80% voted in favour. what's the reaction been from other parties in scotland?— parties in scotland? they're very sce tical. parties in scotland? they're

principles into action, which explains why there was an overwhelming vote in support of the move by the green party to our top story, the situation in afghanistan. meanwhile, those who are trying to flee to safety in afghanistan face a growing humanitarian crisis, with families at risk of malnutrition, disease and the ongoing threat of covid—19. let's speak to 0rlaith minogue, who's the senior conflict and humanitarian advocacy advisor for save the children. thanks forjoining us on bbc news. i just want to get a picture, or all your staff out of afghanistan, but your staff out of afghanistan, but you have afghan staff still in the country? you have afghan staff still in the count ? , . ., country? yes, so the children have approximately _ country? yes, so the children have approximately 1800 _ country? yes, so the children have approximately 1800 staff - country? yes, so the children have approximately 1800 staff inside . country? yes, so the children have| approximately 1800 staff inside the country, and there security is our top priority at the moment. find country, and there security is our top p

maria: yesterday we were on the campaign trail in why mark with the head of the green party, and shein why mark -- weimar with the head of the green party, and she said they have a duty to bring people to safety, even if that means speaking with the taliban. she has taken on a more socially progressive approach when it comes to refugees and migration. that is different from what merkel's party is saying, that we need to favor humanitarian aid but cannot have a repeat of the situation in 2015. let's take a look. >> we have to stand together because of the nature of troops to serve those people being a translator, being a cook, our being a journalist, so the troops have to ensure now that these people can come to the airport, meaning also talking to the taliban, to save those people who trusted us. maria: that was the head of the german greens. they are pulling third, which is a real change from two weeks ago when they were competing directly with the cdu. it doesn't seem this is a fight between the social democrats and the christian democrats -- it does seem this is a fight between th

well, at some point in the next hour we expect the co—leaders of the green party to arrive at beach housepower—sharing partnership. we've never seen anything like this before. it stopped short of a formal coalition but goes further than the confidence and supply issue by issue support that the scottish greens have given to the snp during previous snp administration. it means there will be areas where support has been formally agreed but worth looking out for those areas where there is still disagreement, where there is still disagreement, where there is still disagreement, where the greens remain outside and effectively in opposition. it will be the first time the greens have beenin be the first time the greens have been in power anywhere in the uk. we expect them also to have ministerial appointments. the snp, it perhaps gives them more stability, it means they will have an outright majority, in some areas of the programme although not all of course. it also sends a message ahead of cop26 about where they stand on environmental issues and as you mentioned, making the scottish greens part

democrats say this is another example of one rule for ministers and one rule for everybody else and the green partydefending his trips saying while virtual meetings play a large part, face—to—face meetings are crucial to achieving the government's climate change aims and he's not been doing this in secret, yesterday tweeting pictures of his trip to brazil which is of course on the red list, talking about constructive meetings. potentially embarrassing for the government with some criticism coming their way, whether it gets any more difficult will depend on the credibility and success of the cop26 summit, was all this effort worth it in the end? the government is to introduce a cancellation insurance scheme to try to protect live events, including music festivals and business conferences. the scheme is designed to allow organisers to plan with greater certainty. more than half of all music festivals were cancelled this summer, with many saying an inability to obtain covid related insurance was a factor in their decision. here's our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba. lockdown may have been lift

coalition consisting of the conservatives and greens and liberals were negotiating and the liberals left the negotiation table. creating a government out of three partiess a difficult process. because the grand coalition, the government of the social democrats and conservatives doesn't have a very good image in germany, i'm positive the greens have become very important role in creating a new government and when you talk to the people, they want more climate protection they want stronger combating of climate change in the government this is our ticket to new government and i'm positive we will play an active role in this creation of the new government in a few weeks >> very obvious that climate change is front and center to your party's mission i'm curious how china fits in here because ana made clear that germany should take a tough stance against china and russia as well. when it comes to climate change, china is central with goals. how do you reconcile taking a tough stance on china more generally, but ensuring they are onside when it comes to climate change >> i think you are pointing out a very important topic china on the one hand is arrival f ri

the scottish green party will enter government after its membership overwhelmingly backed a power—sharingpromises action on transport, renewables and tenants' rights — will now be put into action. both parties also want another independence referendum. 0ur scotland political correspondent david wallace lockhart reports. the scottish green co—leader is all smiles after their membership gave a power—sharing agreement with the snp overwhelming approval. this power-sharing agreement with the snp overwhelming approval.— overwhelming approval. this makes for an 8396 approval _ overwhelming approval. this makes for an 8396 approval vote _ overwhelming approval. this makes for an 8396 approval vote and - overwhelming approval. this makes for an 8396 approval vote and we - overwhelming approval. this makes for an 8396 approval vote and we do| for an 83% approval vote and we do not expect that percentage to change. not expect that percentage to chan . e. not expect that percentage to chance. ., , ., ., not expect that percentage to chance. .., . , . ., , change. the co-leaders are now set to ioecom

people do not like people who lack integrity with a democrat, republican, independent, green party whateveret's have the voters show them what they want in california which is someone who can stand for the constitution and for the people. i believe in miracles that see it happen. kennedy: i would love to see it happen. certainly was not a miracle of the summer games, big shocker in fact u.s. gymnastic star simona biles today withdrawing from the team competition. the u.s. taking us over to the russians gold, that sucks. biles is self-described she was wearing a goat on hurley of the most decorated gymnast in the world that she pulled out over mental health concerns after stumbling during saturday's qualifying round, watch. >> i took a step back because i did not to do some thing silly out there and get injured. it is been really stressful these olympic games. i say put mental health first because if you don't then you're not going to enjoy your sport you're not going to succeed as much as you want too. so it is okay sometimes a sit out the big competitions to focus on yourself. it shows how

people what do we have to say about internal security and withhere we stand on energy we have a green party that keeps setting new goals, but does not talk how to achieve them we need to push the debate in the election campaign to not only talk about how we want to live, but also how we he can ar all of it. i am convinced voters see the cdu as being the most competent party when it comes to answering the questions. >> currently the election be date is focusing on climate topics, but also the question of defense was one big topic yesterday in the debate. clearly after the surprise deterioration in afghanistan, the current government and new government will also need to discuss which role germany wants to play. the greens want to say we need to revisit any military action they want to withdrawal german participation. the spd is saying under the helm of the finance minister, they have increased the spending for military expenses substantially. of course, the cdu wants to increase further because clearly our military is not as well equipped as others and it is clearly clear that without the uni

the final decision still needs to be agreed by the scottish greens party council, a decision is expected infections. the government said it has updated its advice on how to respond to an outbreak with minimum disruption to education. at the paralympics games in tokyo, british sprinters thomas young and sophie hahn have both taken gold in the t38100 metres. it was the first time that thomas young, who's 21 years old, had broken 11 seconds. earlier i spoke to his parents, bridie and rob. coming up to tokyo he had done 11.03 and obviously his previous personal best was in dubai at 11 seconds, but he has always wanted to aim to beat the 11 seconds and it was so great because today he did it. and what a place to do it. rob, what were you thinking when you watched him run? you don't have long to actually see him in action, do you? no, it felt a bit surreal. it was just so amazing and i was so emotional, i didn't know what to do. from the interview i have read, he said he wasn't even thinking about the medal, he was only thinking about how fast he had run. it is doubly impressive for him. yes,

thank you for breaking that down for us, annette it's worth noting to anyone who is watching the green's partyn the polls as well to around 17% so, really at this point the race seems to be between the sbd and the cdu but we still have five weeks to go. >>> let's talk about major corporates today the stock is up well over 12 percentage points today, trading up they are eyeing this as the next big takeover target in the uk. now according to the sunday times, apollo is exploring a bid for the supermarket group if it's left out of the deal to take the rival chain morrisons private. now, morrisons accepted a 7 billion pound offer from rice last week. but, it consortium led by softbank backed could still raise its offer. the times reports that apollo remains in talks to own the countered by, but could alternatively target sainsbury a lot of moving parts there. the bid seems to be contingent with what happens with morrisons. the point is the interest is there and private equity have been circling around many of the uk retailers we're seeing a very strong reaction up 12 percentage points >>> well, an

the green party is quiet and hopefully coming back to normal in a few months.e with some tour operators from the u.s., they told me the idea to come back to travel is so strong they would be ready to travel off-season. we hope so. alix: breaking news. a live shot of the u.s. senate floor. the senate now has enough votes to pass the $550 billion bipartisan infrastructure plan. that was expected. the vote is ongoing but we have enough votes to pass the bill. giancarlo, give us some perspective of until that demand truly comes back, is more state aid being needed? giancarlo: yes. in italy we are asking for more state aid until the end of the year. probably the beginning of 2022. what we see is a lot of people now booking for 2022. hopefully everything will be fine. for labor and situational, mostly in the big cities, we need state aid for two months again. alix: -- guy: what you think the winter season will look like? are we going to be skiing? are the resorts that have had such a tough time of the last few years going to be up and running? can they sustain anothe

this comes nearly two years after five people were killed in a shooting during a hollow green party at that was rented through airbnb some state legislators and park officials were in contra costa county this morning unveiling plans for improving safety on mount diablo plans call for building dozens of bicycle turnouts to improve safety and access to the mount diablo peak they'll allow motorists to pass bicyclist as they pedal up that long twisting road to the top of the mountain officials say they will be a valuable addition to the measures that have been taken to help reduce the number of collisions. prior to our safety improvements we were averaging approximately 30 collisions per year involving bicyclists and or vehicles or both. after these improvements in 2016 we reduced them to approximately five per year, an 80% reduction in recently passed state budget includes $1.5 million to fund as many as 77 turnouts there on monte ah blow back to rosemary, we go. hey you know what? august has been improving cool month, but i know you said earlier. we are. have a little bit of a warm up la

she was a green party activist, for example, in the bush/chaina era, first term. for her. when we look back at arizona over the course of the last several decades, it's been a traditional republican state. but yet she was elected, when she was elected to the senate, it was the first time a democrat had been elect today the senate from arizona since the 1980s. she believes she knows what the recipe is for success based on the traditional history, but at the same time, it puts her in the same, basically the same camp as joe manchin because she's thinking how do i maximize these bipartisan goals in order to position myself in the senate? >> are they the same or different when it comes to when they make their considerations how much of it has to do with electoral politics and their political future versus how much of it has to do with their underlying core beliefs? >> i think for joe manchin, it's much more of a core belief. this guy has always been very conservative. at least by democratic standards. for senator sinema, it's a little more complicated. here's arizona

it looks very likely it is going to be a three party coalition where the fpd and the green party areoing to be involved. they advocate for a much higher spending which will translate in a higher issuance of bunds that will drive yields higher. i want to highlight the fact that bunds at the moment are correlated -- we have seen 10 year bund yields dropping by 25 basis points. around 20 basis points can be attributed to plunging yields in the u.s.. only five can be attributed to the fact that we see a slowdown of the economy and the recovery in europe. as we said earlier, if you see yields rising in the u.s., as anonymous specially as the reflation trade begins again and we have tapering, that would inevitably drive bund yields higher. and we'll have a lot of consequences for the growth of the european sovereign base. >> indeed, so the importance of that correlation between bunds and u.s. treasuries, you touched on italy and spain. in terms of the spread between the german bunds and the italian and spanish debt, do you expect that to narrow as bund yields creep up? or do other fundamen

the green party is doing well in the polls. will it make in the german politics market for a business such as covestro? >> what is very important is the plans that are rolled out are plans and targets and that politicians and politics set the right framework. one is to aim always higher and the other is to lay the foundations. the foundations actually no matter which party is -- which coalition is ruling germany after september 26, it is very important that we are aiming for a significant and fast build of renewable energy sources. wind energy. it has to go faster than has been planned before and known past. if we want to transform the industry to climate neutrality and if we want to industry in germany to be strong we need to ensure we have newer energy in large amounts. that is something for every coalition. anna: thanks for joining us. the covestro c.e.o. thanks for talking to us. coming up, it is jobs day and the u.s. is expected to have added more than 850,000 jobs in the month of july. we'll discuss the state to have u.s.

the green party member in the house of lords said she despaired at their inability to grasp the hypocrisyment and face—to—face meetings are key to the success in the climate negotiations the uk is leading an advance of cop 26. as you pointed out, there is no suggestion that he has broken any rules, govan government ministers are exempt from quarantine requirements on official business but we are told that they take the required tests and practice social distancing when necessary in these visits. but there is scrutiny on the extent of his travel in the run—up to cop as i'm sure there will be of all areas of government policy as that crucial summit looms and the government's ambitions for it and its approach to climate change in general come under increasing scrutiny. general come under increasing scrutin. ., ., general come under increasing scrutin . ., ,, general come under increasing scrutin. ., . it's long been feared that one of the most catestrophic results of climate change could be the collapse of the gulf stream. the atlantic ocean circulation system that is responsible for mild te

the co—leaders of the scottish green party have been madejunior government ministers.to take part. our environment correspondent kevin keane reports. she sailed across the atlantic twice to get the last un climate conference in 2019, but this time she's not so sure. but this time, she's not so sure. greta thunberg wants to go to the glasgow talks, but says her participation is conditional. hi, greta. in an interview for bbc scotland, i asked what was stopping herfrom coming. well, of course, i'm not 100% sure yet, but if it's considered safe and democratic then i will, of course, go there. i take it you mean by that that it's accessible to the world's poorer nations. yeah. how important and why is that to you? because that's the essence of this meeting. it should be all about climate justice and, of course, we can't achieve climate justice if everyone is not contributing on the same terms. cheering. it won't be the first time greta has visited the uk. she addressed a large crowd in bristol last year before the pandemic. but it will be her first time in scotland. she fa

this is the new green deal party, socialist party. the party that thinks big government socialism will solve all of your problems and take away every bit of stress in the world. make no mistake. give del make big government socialism is filled with nothing but false hope, false promises, they will be unfulfilled. you will end up being poor is a country and you will lose freedom as a result. one recent example, is's urging gas prices in the u.s. when joe biden took office, he paved to the environment of extremist in his party and shuttered the key oil gas and pipelines in the u.s. drilling, exploration. we are no longer energy independent, something donald trump achieved for the first time in 75 years. our supply is down. prices as you know our way up. on average over a dollar 30 per gallon. the average price for gas during four bucks a gallon and it could get a whole a whole lot worse really quick. in order to pay for their social proposals, socialist are plotting new taxes on along with a mileage tax but you would owe the government

party coalition. the spd could overtake the greens. two party coalition, the cdu for sure, and the government is not that clear and you look at polls. you could perhaps see an alternative coalition emerge on the left, including the liberals. the picture is much more volatile going into this election, certainly. manus: ok, maria, you will have a great couple of months, next six weeks tracking these elections. good luck on the campaign trail. we are behind you. you have to get out of the studio more. maria is going on the campaign trail. maria tadeo in germany. we will track the german elections across the spectrum. here's what you gotta to watch out for this week. tomorrow, fed chair jerome powell set to speak at a virtual event for teachers and students. tuesday will mark the start of china's mpc meeting that runs until friday. it will be interesting to see what rhetoric comes from there. watch out for any new laws enacted around hong kong and the measures to contain the spread of the delta variant. some stringent action taken to restr

parties of launched their campaigns. the boat will decide who succeeds anglo marco as chancellor. the greens and the right wing a f t party are both promising change. with the pandemic, the environment top the agenda, dominant k, now reports from berlin. the election season has come around again. soon, it will be time to replace and go to medical and her government. and alina bell book believes she should be germany's 1st green chancellor at the launch of her party's campaign. on monday, she explained why voters should choose her posture by these or via gauges. this selection is really about something, it's about l. future. the future doesn't just happen, the future gets made. and that's what we're running for. on september the 26 cats making done, but these are testing times for that book. just a few months ago, she and her party were riding high in the polls. now both numbers are down and she is being scrutinized as never before. she's been accused of committing plagiarism in parts of this book that she wrote earlier this year. she has admitted making mistakes. when compiling this work, kr

the green party member in the house of lords said she despaired at their inability to grasp the hypocrisy travel by saying that helping the world tackle the climate emergency is an priority for the government and face—to—face meetings are key to the success in the climate negotiations the uk is leading in advance of cop 26. as you pointed out, there is no suggestion that he has broken any rules, government ministers are exempt from quarantine requirements on official business but we are told that they take the required tests and practise social distancing when necessary in these visits. but there is scrutiny on the extent of his travel in the run—up to cop 26 as i'm sure there will be of all areas of government policy as that crucial summit looms and the government's ambitions for it and its approach to climate change in general come under increasing scrutiny. meanwhile in italy, venues across the country are introducing an obligatory coronavirus 'green pass' from today, meaning access will only be allowed with either a vaccination certificate, a negative test or proof of recovery from th

it's the first time the green party are in government anywhere in the uk. ked if we wanted to talk about some kind of political cooperation arrangement, we reached out to seven other —— several other green parties around the world and we were particularly interested in the arrangement in new zealand. in that situation, the greens are in a cooperation agreement with the labour party and they have a couple of ministers, they lead on some policy areas so they have a greed areas they work together on but they areas they work together on but they are continuing to oppose the government on other issues. and that was our starting point. what we have reached is a fairly wrought cooperation platform to share a policy programme that is very ambitious that will help get scotland back on track with its climate targets and achieve a great deal of social and environmental change but we also have a large number of areas where we are not yet agreed. we will try to work cooperatively and reach agreement and we have processes to do that but ultimately we will continue to oppo

the younger generation of the greens and the left party will be much more radical.k at the manifestoes, it does not imply that. francine: maria tadeo, thank you so much, with some building headaches. travel restrictions on the u.s. from the e.u., we will talk about that and the impact on tourism. this is bloomberg. ♪ in business, it's never just another day. it's the big sale, or the big presentation. the day where everything goes right. or the one where nothing does. with comcast business you get the network that can deliver gig speeds to the most businesses and advanced cybersecurity to protect every device on it— all backed by a dedicated team, 24/7. every day in business is a big day. we'll keep you ready for what's next. comcast business powering possibilities. (announcer) the core is key to losing weight, getting back in shape, and feeling good. introducing the aero trainer, designed to strengthen your core, flatten your stomach, and relieve stress and back pain. it conforms to your body and increases muscle activity. abs, back, obliques, hips, and glutes. get

green, red and yellow. now comes the interesting bit. germany will probably need a three party after the election, judging by current polls. it is possible we end up with a left-wing coalition where no liberal or conservative element would be in, that is the social democrats, the greens and the hard left left party. that could make a significant difference not really on the european side or the overall physical stance but in terms of regulations and higher -- overall physical stance but in terms of regulations and germany's economic performance. i would rate red, green, red at 20%. tom: 20% of tail risk, one that investors would be surprised by, but a valuable point, the various different options, the traffic light, the jamaica option, and the left wing one with a 20% chance of happening. you talk about we need to focus on the impact of germany's demand and supply. and how that plays out on the back unpack that for us -- on the back of germany's elections. unpack that for us. >> first of all, the demand side, that's what the international focus is on but not so much of the dome

the council, which is led by the green party, took the decision after a petition from residents, butle alternative. the first problem is a growing cost bill on compensation and pavement repairs that is going to be a long—lasting issue. then it is safety and then there is just general accessibility issues. the council has pledged to stop using all pesticides by 2022, with weed clearances reduced from twice to once a year. but there are mixed feelings on the results. i think it is disgusting. i have been a brighton resident for years. i have never seen it so bad in all my lifetime. it is a dangerous chemical, so we can't do that, so it has to be done physically and it needs to be kept on top of. i'm not very keen on the grass i and weeds growing in the cracks in the paving slabs, - because it is obviously not very good for people i who have limited mobility. as well as the obvious trip hazard caused by these weeds growing out of the pavement, there are also the spiky grasses that can cause a real problem if they get stuck in a dog's paw. i spoke to one couple who said they had been to

a ban on herbicides by a council led by the green party has triggered what some might call a �*war of toxic weed killers two years ago after a petition from residents, but critics say its led but critics say it led to nuisance weeds on pavements. james dunn has more. the cityscape going green. and though few disagree with the admirable aim of protecting the environment, many feel this is not a sensible alternative. the first problem is a growing cost bill on compensation and pavement repairs that is going to be a long—lasting issue. then it is safety and then there is just general accessibility issues. the council has pledged to stop using all pesticides by 2022, with weed clearances reduced from twice to once a year. but there are mixed feelings on the results. i think it is disgusting. i have been a brighton resident for years. i have never seen it so bad in all my lifetime. it is a dangerous chemical, so we can't do that, so it has to be done physically and it needs to be kept on top of. i'm not very keen on the grass i and weeds growing in the cracks in the paving slabs, - because

. >> now this isn't whataboutism, and yes the republican party has congresswoman greene. but the democrats do have a way of eating their young. >> no doubt about that, brian. and when jonathan weissman who is the reporter from the times in that fight you showed, if you had been a reporter -- and i understand on paper right now the republic democrats may not have the votes for infrastructure. but here's the reality, if nancy pelosi brought the infrastructure bill but got 69 votes in the united states senate, two in the house, on monday morning, that bill is going to pass. rashida tlaib and the progressive caucus can bluff all day in all they want. the nine moderates can posture all they want. that bill has enough support to pass, i promise you it will pass. and so i just think that the democrats right now, they need to keep this sort of posturing inside the tent. i know i am a new member of the coalition here. >> [laughs] >> but what's happening right now is ridiculous. and they will pass the infrastructure bill and the reconciliation bill, i probably on two votes to, but

is riding high, green new deal, the party seems it's shifting a lot to the left and they have running there. i recall in one to have the presidential debates, people were asked would you open the border, decriminalize, and most of the candidates raised hands and said, yes but then joe biden wins, all the people are to his left. a lot of people think to defund thpolice, exits on the left cost them down ballot races. we have a bunch of races in the last several months where the party regulars beat progressives. so you got the new york mayoral race, the virginia gubernatorial race, three house races in which iowa's won and partly moderate left but really it's how do we change -- within the party, the system or try to disrupt the system? i think it's pretty clear the base of the decratic party says we believe in our party, we want to do change within the system which is sort of the biden hymnal. >> woodruff: this is where the new york mayor's race, other pieces of evident evidence the party is not as far left as some argued that it was. >> right, and also keep in mind that the base to hav

and bell book believes she should be. germany's 1st green cha at the launch of her party's campaign. on monday she explained why voters should choose her post by these or via gauges. this election is really about something, it's about our future. the future doesn't just happen, the future gets made. and that's what we're running for. on september the 26 cats making done, but these are testing times for that book. just a few months ago. she and her party were riding high in the polls. now those numbers are down and she is being scrutinized as never before. she's been accused of committing plagiarism in parts of this book that she wrote earlier this year. she has admitted making fakes. when compiling this work, kristian democrat, counterpart i'm in russia, has also had to admit and apologize for doing something similar. in this book. he wrote more than 10 years ago. his poll ratings to have suffered as a consequence, as have those of his party. a glance at the latest poll shows how the c, d, u. c. s you are in the lead on 26 percent, some way below their performance with angle imaculi'

the snp and the green party have agreed a new power—sharing partnership in scotland.g tourism and investment to different areas. this year, groups of towns were encouraged to apply and there have been bids from every nation in the uk. the winner will be announced next year. entertainment correspondent colin paterson reports. in the week when a hollywood—style sign appeared on a slagheap overlooking wrexham, it has been confirmed that the town is now aiming to become the uk city of culture 2025. wrexham county borough's entry is one of 20 that have been put forward. including a bid spanning both sides of the scotland—england border. dumfries and galloway and the scottish borders are joining forces with northumberland, cumbria and the city of carlisle — a combined area almost 15 times the size of london. and cornwall�*s bid is very much as a county, rather than its only city, truro. coventry�*s time as the city of culture has not gone to plan. covid meant that the start was delayed five months. but events are now up and running. the 360 allstars start a three—week run t

a lot of overlap with the parties but it's really the candidates which unusually in german politics really dominate but not in a good sense, especially candidates of the greensock and the cdc�*s use of the party that angela merkel has been running armin laschet. they have had a terrible campaign, both of them, and have been dragging their parties which, at various leading —— various stages of the campaign, were leading, and they have been dragging them down and the spd, total democrats for whom the finance minister olaf scholz is running, doing relatively well because of that and i think if you look at the debate yesterday, he did not change there, he did relatively well, according to the polls.- according to the polls. polls at the moment _ according to the polls. polls at the moment are - according to the polls. polls i at the moment are forecasting no clear winner so i suppose likely we will see a coalition formed. is it something that economy watchers, analysts, markets prefer because it enforces compromise and no kind of sudden, sharp changes in terms of what the government does about the economy? indeed. if ou does about the economy? indeed. if you thi

lasch it's party -- they are completely honest. the greensave a proposal, and the spd is sort of wishy-washy about it, and the cdu is conservative in a sense, but if we look at the numbers in the german budget going forward, there's no way of a sort of tightening of the fiscal loops again. what we need is a general view of german on on economy going forward. it will be difficult to get a straight answer or even an honest answer from them. alix: no doubt, a lot to get through over the next 26 days or so. this is bloomberg. ♪ ritika: it is time for the bloomberg business flash, a look at some of the biggest issues in the news. >> i would say that cryptocurrencies are a bubble, and i would describe cryptocurrencies as a limited supply of nothing. ritika: to hear more from him, watch number 12 with david rubenstein. ubs is calling on europe to create a green capital market. they say it would be nice for a transition, and he said that europe's leading position is trying to help to create the green market. you lanced to help with restrictions on to

members of the scottish greens have backed a deal that will the see the party enter government in the uk the first time. two world records for the british cycling couple — husband and wife, lora and neil fachie — who are amongst seven gb paralympians to win gold today. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. months of conflict in northern ethiopia have cost thousands of lives and brought hunger and fear to millions. late last year, prime minister abiy ahmed's government seemed confident of crushing tigrayan rebel forces. that confidence was misplaced — the war has spread. both the addis government and the rebels stand accused of horrifying war crimes. my guest is ethiopia's attorney—general, gedion timothewos. is his government leading the country to disaster? gedion timothewos in addis ababa, welcome to hardtalk. thanks for having me. it's a pleasure to have you, mr attorney—general. when we last spoke to each other, nearly nine months ago, you seemed very confident that your government was about to crush the forces of the tigray people's liberation front.