justin rowlatt, bbc news, plymouth.twitter — i'm @bbcmikeembley. pretty cloudy day ahead of us on wednesday. rain on and off pretty much anywhere in the uk. there might even be one or two rumbles of thunder across the midlands, east anglia, lincolnshire as well. by thursday, the weather will improve. but this is what it looks like right now. this is the weather system, this is all the cloud that's basically been heading our way through the course of the night. clearer skies for a time in the east, but i think from the morning onwards it's looking pretty damp if not wet across the south—west of england, wales, just about lancashire, the lake district. northern ireland getting a few spots of rain too, as well as the western isles. but it's not cold, it's quite mild in fact. these are south—westerly winds bringing some humid air, so temperatures early in the morning in plymouth about 1k. we'll match that in cardiff. but nippy in western and eastern scotland that is, in rural spots temperatures could be two or three degrees

our chief environment correspondent justin rowlatt has been speaking to her about the voyage.rg isn't anxious. i might feel a bit seasick, and it's not going to be comfortable, but that i can live with. the malizia is all about speed. look at her, she's just a giant sail attached to a superlight carbon—fibre hull. she basically bounces through the wave, sometimes dives right through them. it is a very... woah! ..very rough ride, it's a very wet ride, to be honest, i'm not sure that i could take two weeks of this. it is thrilling but it won't be comfortable, warns the skipper boris hermann. so, no washing, no shower. we just put clothes on and we keep them for two weeks. there is no fridge, no kitchen, no heating and no privacy. so here you have your little intimate corner. you can hide here and use the bucket. and look, "poos only, please." but there are also no carbon emissions. the entire journey will be under sail and all the electricity will be generated by solar panels and turbines. if we're honest, one person giving up flying doesn't make any difference in a world of eig

greta's team say they haven't yet planned how she's going to get back from america. justin rowlatt, bbce news where you are. 00:26:14,123 --> 2147483051:49:51,776 from me and the team, 2147483051:49:51,776 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 a very good night. hello and welcome to sports day. coming up on the programme. celtic are stunned as they crashed out in the third round of champions league qualifying. we will look ahead to the first ever all premier league super cut, the european championships liverpool repaired to face chelsea. —— prepare. fighting talk from england, and the start of the second against australia lords. welcome to the programme and thank you forjoining us. we start with celtic will not be playing in the group stages of the champions league this season after being knocked out by romanian in the second leg of the third round qualifier at celtic park. they finished 11—3 to the remaining champions who came from behind to go through 5—4 on aggregate. a huge blow. his side we re aggregate. a huge blow. his side were expecting to progress. what surprised me was our approach to the

justin rowlatt, bbc news, plymouth. with a difference. what's the most spectacular trip that you've been on recently? well, i had a bit of a lengthy voyage on the thames bus. i had ihada i had a drink in my hand and the breeze was going through... nothing like the journey that greta's been on. what about you? this coming weekend it will be an epicjourney from this coming weekend it will be an epic journey from singapore to london but injust epic journey from singapore to london but in just a epic journey from singapore to london but injust a day. epic journey from singapore to london but in just a day. are you doing it by wind powered boat? i'm flying! i will look forward to that. ina plane, flying! i will look forward to that. in a plane, i hope! let's tell you about another big expedition. a british man has become the first person to walk the length of china's yangtze river overcome subzero temperatures, wolves and altitude sickness, and the 28—year—old's not even that keen on walking. at 6,400 kilometres, the yangtze

our chief environment correspondent justin rowlatt has been speaking to her in plymouth.anxious. i might feel a bit seasick, and it's not going to be comfortable, but that i can live with. the malizia is all about speed. no washing, no shower. would put clothes on and we keep them for two weeks. there is no kitchen, no heating and no privacy. here you have this little intimate corner stop eu can hide here and use the bucket. this blue bucket is the toilet. poos only, please. but there are also no carbon emissions. the entire journey will be under sail and all the electricity will be generated by solar panels and turbines. if we are honest, one person giving up flying doesn't make any difference in a world of 8 billion people. so what is the point? i mean, the point, ithink, is to sort of create an opinion. if i stop flying you don't only reduce your own carbon footprint but also that sends a signal to other people around you that, i mean, the climate crisis is a real thing and that also pushes a political movement. but it's been a year since the 16—year—old began her clim

justin rowlatt, bbc news, plymouth. this is the briefing from bbc news.nt protests and thousands of cancelled flights, calm descends upon hong kong airport. but can it last? a year after genoa's deadly bridge collapse, they're rebuilding the crossing. but can they ever rebuild trust? now, it's time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the media across the world. we begin with the financial times and a reprieve from the us for china! president trump has announced he will delay imposing tariffs on certain goods imported from china until december to protect shoppers. the south china morning post, and this photo, which is all over the media, of the moment a police officer pulls out his gun after being cornered by some protesters at hong kong international airport. "ozone pollution is as bad for the lungs as a pack of cigarettes a day," warns the times. it looks at a study carried out over 18 years that draws a link between car emissions and the destruction of lung tissue. "commuters priced out by new hike in railfares" is the headline in th

our chief environment correspondent, justin rowlatt is in plymouth. boarded the boat a couple of minutes ago for a safety briefing, part of the last—minute preparations. the vessel will be leaving vicky in plymouth for new york at about tpm tomorrow, despite a warning of some quite rough weather. the skipper said it will not get any better in the next couple of years, nay as well even wednesday. i spent yesterday on board the boat with him and with greta thunberg. i might feel a bit seasick and it's not going to be comfortable but that i can live with. this boat is a pure wind machine. and if it's really hard then i have to think it's only for two weeks, then i can go back to as usual. this trip across the north atlantic is even difficult for me and so we really try to do everything to make it as smooth as possible. greta thunberg is sailing to new york for a un climate summit of world leaders. she wants the trip to be as low carbon as possible. this boat is fast but she is not comfortable. so no washing, no shower. we just put clothes on and we keep

justin rowlatt has been speaking to the emergency services about the scale of the operation to save thecale i've ever attended in my career, just in terms of the number of people we've got working here, and the scale of the whole incident is huge. this time last week, this was the whaley bridge under 16s football pitch. it is now, it hasn't been the fire service, it has been one of the engineering firms working here who have put this roadway in. this has all been assembled pretty much since last thursday afternoon, when the incident commenced, i guess. can we just have a look at this, adam? because this is one of the pumps that you were using to pump the water out of the dam. yeah, that's correct. and how much water would this take out? so, these are shifting, i believe, eight or nine of these pumps are moving five tonnes of water a second. five tonnes of water a second? somewhere along those lines. how much water is travelling through these pipes? we are talking tonnes of water a second travelling through these pipes between them. so, essentially, this is a kind of river in these pipes

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the climate change campaigner greta thunberg ending that report by justin rowlatt.vent boris johnson from suspending parliament to force through a no—deal brexit. the court ruled that a full hearing should be held on the sixth of september. more on this now here's our scotland correspondent james shaw. james, has significant is this? it is the latest of a number of legal challenges that there had been to try to stop brexit. this is happening just a few weeks before the actual brexit date of the 31st of october. it does have high—profile figures like the leader of the liberal democrats, jo swinson, supporting it and members of the snp in particular, the lawyer and mpjoanna of the snp in particular, the lawyer and mp joanna teddy. of the snp in particular, the lawyer and mpjoanna teddy. and heidi allen, of course, a former conservative mp —— joanna teddy. there is no certainty as to what will happen to this legal challenge. how long is it likely to take? time is of the essence. we have talked about the fact that brexit happens and is scheduled to happen at the end of

our chief environment correspondent, justin rowlatt, has been speaking to her in plymouth.t anxious. i might feel a bit seasick, it will not be comfortable, but i can live with it. the yacht might be fast but she's not comfortable. now washing, no shower, we put clothes on and keep them on for two weeks. there is no fridge, no kitchen, no heating and no privacy. you have an intimate corner, you can hide here and use a bucket. this is for poos only, please. the entire journey will be under sail and all of the electricity will be generated by solar panels and turbines. one person giving up flying doesn't make any difference in a world of eight billion people, so what is the point? i mean, the point, ithink, is to sort of create an opinion, if i stop flying, you don't only reduce your own carbon footprint but also, that sends a signal to other people around you, that, i mean, the climate crisis is a real thing, and that also pushes a political movement. but it has been a year since a 16—year—old began her climate strikes and carbon emissions have continued to rise. she plans t

our chief environment correspondent, justin rowlatt is in plymouth for us.and if it's really hard ijust have to think it's only for two weeks. then i can go back to as usual. this trip across the north atlantic is even difficult for me. and so we really try to do everything to make it as smooth as possible. greta thunberg is sailing to new york for a un climate summit of world leaders. she wants the trip to be as low carbon as possible. the malizia is fast, but she is not comfortable. so no washing, no shower. we just put clothes on and we keep them for two weeks. there is no kitchen, no fridge, no heating, and no privacy. so here you have your little intimate corner, you can hide here and use the bucket. this blue bucket is the toilet! so what is the point? by stopping flying, you not only reduce your own carbon footprint, but send a signal to other people around you that the climate crisis is a real thing. the boat's electricity is from solar panels and turbines. the emission of greenhouse gases globally haven't gone down. scientific studies show that arou

electricity onboard with the aim of making the journey zero carbon. 0ur chief environment correspondent justin rowlatt it will not be comfortable, but i can live with it. the yacht might be fast but she's not comfortable. once the skipper. warns the skipper. there is no fridge, no kitchen, no heating and no privacy. you have an intimate corner, you can hide here and use a bucket. but there are also no carbon emissions. the entire journey will be under sail and all of the electricity will be generated by solar panels and turbines. one person giving up flying doesn't make any difference in a world of 8 billion people, so what is the point? i mean, the point, ithink, is to sort of create an opinion, if i stop flying, you don't only reduce your own carbon footprint but also, that sends a signal to other people around you, that, i mean, the climate crisis is a real thing, and that also pushes a political movement. but it has been a year since a 16—year—old began her climate strikes and carbon emissions have continued to rise. she plans to encourage world leaders to take more urgent action in new york. so t

our chief environment correspondent justin rowlatt was in plymouth as greta began herjourney.ere. "gritter" is how you actually prounounce it. from here in plymouth, plymouth in 1620 was where the founding fathers, the pilgrims left in the mayflower. this is called the mayflower docks. they left 399 years ago and there is obviously a symbolic value to this. let us go back to greta now as she has just got on board the boat. it is a symbolic moment for greta herself, on the 20th of august, she celebrates the first anniversary since the first climate strike when she went out and she sat in front of the swedish parliament building, a really powerful image, there is one small girl sitting alone with her climate strike poster in front of her and became an emblem for the world of the challenge of tackling climate change. she now has boarded the boat, you can see her at the back. they are manoeuvring the boat. they have to get out a bit before they can put sails up. the boat is like a thoroughbred racehorse. the boat is amazing in the wind and water but she is an unwieldy in tight env

justin rowlatt has been speaking to the emergency services about the scale of the operation to save theumber of people we've got working here, and the scale of the whole incident is huge. this time last week, this was the whaley bridge under 16s football pitch. it is now, it hasn't been the fire service, it has been one of the engineering firms working here who have put this roadway in. this has all been assembled pretty much since last thursday afternoon, when the incident commenced, i guess. can we just have a look at this, adam? because this is one of the pumps that you were using to pump the water out of the dam. yeah, that's correct. and how much water would this take out? so, these are shifting, i believe, eight or nine of these pumps are moving five tonnes of water a second. five tonnes of water a second? somewhere along those lines. how much water is travelling through these pipes? we are talking tonnes of water a second travelling through these pipes between them. so, essentially, this is a kind of river in these pipes running out? effectively. we've got a similar operation on

new york, but has stopped flying for environmental reasons. 0ur chief environment correspondent justin rowlattthe quay in plymouth. as you heard from carol, the rain is pretty rough, the rain coming from the west and we're right in the west of england it is windy and raining. the boat is at the end of the quay, they're getting everything ready with last—minute preparations and getting everything ready for a journey that will take two weeks and feel how they press conference later —— have a. i'm with two people inspired by greta thunberg, scarlet and frances. scarlet, what was it about greta's message that inspired you? you began co—ordinating school strikes like greta. idida strikes like greta. i did a level politics when i was !3 andl i did a level politics when i was !3 and i saw the apparent inaction from the government on the climate and the government on the climate and the need for a green new deal —— a level. because we're disenfranchised there's no way to show that through there's no way to show that through the government so when greta did the strikes it was a transformative way of sh

our chief environment correspondent, justin rowlatt, was there, watching, as greta thunberg took offlly it is like a thoroughbred racehorse. she is absolutely amazing in the wind and in the water, but she is an unwieldy one in tight environments like this. you can probably see the head land, the old naval dockyard is over here. from the point of land to my right past the royal william, there is drakes island round the corner they call the point here she is going to sell buy, this is devils point. they go out, there is a huge brea kwater point. they go out, there is a huge breakwater at the opening of plymouth sound, a napoleonic fort you might be able bit silly out there, and she will sail out to the breakwater, that is where they took us on monday the boat. you get bigger waves, more wind because it is exposed to the great atlantic ocean. that is when it will come into its own. they will put the sails up. i tell you, one of the really interesting things, having been on the boat, is that boris herman, the skipper of the boat, he loves the speed of the boat goes, and he thoroughly enj