justin rowlatt, bbc news.oronavirus figures show there were 21,502 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period and . that means the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week, is now 17,855. there were 1,497 people admitted to hospital on average every day in the week to friday, and 519 deaths were recorded of those who'd died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. that means on average in the past week, 433 deaths were announced every day. in other coronavirus news in the uk... community testing programmes are to be rolled out across 67 councils currently under tier 3 restrictions in england. more than 1.6 million rapid turnaround tests will be provided, in an effort to cut infection rates. pu bs, restau ra nts a nd cafes across much of central western scotland are reopening, after three weeks. but venues in 11 council areas still have to close by 6pm and cannot sell alcohol, under scottish level three restrictions. wales's health minister, vaughan gething, has warned the coun

justin rowlatt, bbc news. that is one to look forward to. it seems the romans we re invention, but it seems the romans were fond of them as well. archaeologists in pompeii have made the extraordinary find of a hot food and drinks shop that served up the ancient equivalent of street food to passersby from thousands of years ago. it will be open to the public next year, but don't expect to be served any food. rachel stanton reports. at first glance, this may look like a building site, but it is so much more than that. archaeologists have been hard at work in pompeii. the discovery of an l—shaped thermopolium — a sort of ancient fast—food counter from thousands of years ago — is welcome news. partially unearthed in 2019, work was extended to preserve the site. translation: the possibilities are now extraordinary because it's the first time we're excavating an entire thermopolium, and we can carry out different types of analysis, thanks to new technologies. the containers are being analysed and cleaned by an interdisciplinary team. brightly—colo

justin rowlatt, bbc news.y south africa's national lottery has sparked accusations of fraud. the winning sequence of five, six, seven, eight, nine and a "powerball" numbered ten, sent social media users into a frenzy, alleging the results had been fixed. the 20 winners shared the jackpot each receiving nearly $400,000. a spokesman for south africa's national lotteries commission, which regulates the game, says it's investigating the draw. david a katz is a former us federal prosecutor who has been involved in litigation of rigged lottery cases. he gave us his assessment. i don't think that on the face of it people should be that suspicious about the numbers. ina criminal case suspicious about the numbers. in a criminal case like the one that i had during the reagan administration back in the late 80s, there was an indictment because there was someone who went to the well too many times, that is one of the things you are looking for, looking in these cases were someone looking in these cases were someone who ha

justin rowlatt, bbc news. now and the threat to islands that could be swallowed by rising sea levels. in fiji, three villages have been forced to relocate and 80 more are waiting to be moved. here's the perspective of one activist, on the impact of climate change in oceania, and a question for the secretary general. my name is fenton lutunatabua and i'm from the fiji islands. the pacific islands' contribution to greenhouse gas emission in the atmosphere is negligible, but they suffer disproportionately the effects of global warming. in my lifetime alone, i have seen seas rise much faster than the global average, warming oceans, more intense weather events. for a lot of villages that have to relocate because of sea level rise, it is very dramatic. it is very traumatic. there is a lot of culture loss and the sense of identity is at stake here. we keep pushing to tell the story that the pacific islanders are notjust mere victims of climate change. we are also innovative, driven, young people that are doing what w

justin rowlatt, bbc news.avirus figures show there were 21,502 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period and that means the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week, is now 17,855. there were 1,497 people admitted to hospital on average every day in the week to friday, and 519 deaths were recorded of those who'd died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. that means on average in the past week, 433 deaths were announced every day. italy has now recorded more coronavirus—related fatalities than anywhere else in europe. it's registered 64,036 such deaths, which is higher than the uk's death toll. infections in italy have been on a downward trend since the middle of last month, but remain high — nearly 20,000 in the latest daily tally. the italian government has imposed tight restrictions over the christmas period, affecting travel between the country's regions. in other coronavirus news in the uk, community testing programmes are to be rolled out across 67 councils currently

justin rowlatt, bbc news.commitment to further reduce carbon dioxide emissions per unit of economic output and speed up the expansion of wind and solar power. today, i wish to announce some further commitments by 2030. china will lower its carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp by over 65% from the 2005 level. increase the share of nonfossil fuels in primary energy consumption to around 2596, primary energy consumption to around 25%, increase the forest stock volume by 6 billion cubic metres from the 2005 level and bring its total installed capacity of wind and solar power to over 1.2 billion kilowatts. richard black is director of the energy and climate intelligence unit. i asked him what he thought of president xi's announcement. an incremental step up in several ways from the previous pledges that china have put on the table, previous targets for the next decade, so the share of renewable energy goes up from 20% to about 25%, the carbon intensity that you we re 25%, the carbon intensity that you were talk

justin rowlatt, bbc news.s are likely to continue late into the night in brussels, although neither side thinks its likely they will agree a trade deal by sunday's deadline. one of the remaining sticking points is fishing rights. a former conservative defence minister has condemned as "irresponsbile" a threat to deploy the royal navy to protect british fishing waters if no deal is reached. a spokesman for the french president said france is preparing to "keep calm and carry on" regardless. 0ur political correspondent iain watson reports. in brussels, the briefest of glimpses of the uk's chief negotiator. he is locked in talks behind closed doors with his eu counterparts to see if a deal is possible in the next 2a hours. but indications tonight are not positive. a government source told the bbc talks are continuing overnight and, as things stand, the offer on the table from the eu remains unacceptable. the mood around the talks, like the weather, is rather gloomy. in fact, the only agreement that might be reach

justin rowlatt, bbc news.pecial programme about captain tom moore who raised over £32 million for nhs charities to mark his 100th birthday. captain tom moore will travel to windsor castle to meet the queen. captain tom moore will travel to windsor castle to meet the queenm is the only honours to be awarded since the beginning of lockdown. tom moore is now sir tom, the 100—year—old world war ii veteran was knighted by queen elizabeth for an extraordinaryjob well done. to meet the queen was more than anyone could expect. never, ever did i imaginel could expect. never, ever did i imagine i would meet the queen, who had such a kind message for me, that was really truly outstanding. tomorrow will be a good day.“ tomorrow will be a good day. if we asa tomorrow will be a good day. if we as a country could show the same spirit of optimism and energy shown by captain tom moore, we will beat it, together we will come through this all the faster. it is wonderful that everyone has been inspired by his story and determinat

justin rowlatt, bbc news. threat to islands that could be swallowed by rising sea levels. in fiji, three villages have been forced to relocate and 80 more are waiting to be moved. here's the perspective of one activist, on the impact of climate change in oceania, and a question for the secretary—general. my from the fiji islands. the pacific islands contribution to greenhouse gas emission in the atmosphere is negligible. but they suffer disproportionately the effects of global warming. in my lifetime alone, i have seen sees rise much faster than the global average, warming oceans, more intense weather events. for a lot of villages that have to relocate because of sea level rise, it is very dramatic. there is a lot of culture lies in the sense of identity is at stake here. we keep pushing to tell the story that the pacific islanders are not just story that the pacific islanders are notjust mere victims of climate change. we are also innovative, driven, young people that are doing what we must to protect our isl

justin rowlatt, bbc news. and vulnerable over four days. the trio from leicester made the meals ata barand trio from leicester made the meals at a bar and restaurant and charities helped distribute them to the most in need. the majority were given to the homeless in the area but some went as far as scotland. france have more than doubled the record of 700 meals that they sat last good on them. now before we go — a rags to riches tale for a cat... who went from imminent death to becoming an honourary deputy minister. it sounds like a miracle but it's true for this feline, who experienced a lucky escape from a russian waste centre near moscow. if you look at the man on the right side of the conveyor belt — cutting open a plastic bag, only incredible. the cat has since been adopted by the local region's environment ministry and is living the good life he's unofficially been given the position of deputy environment minister. a national lockdown has begun in northern ireland and strict measures are being reimposed

justin rowlatt, bbc news. black the director of the energy and climate intelligence unit. i asked him what today's summit is likely to achieve. the idea was that this would be a showcase for countries and also businesses actually and cities and regions who had something new to put on the table that were going to put for some new ambition, particularly looking at the next decade which is widely considered to be absolutely crucial if climate change is to be kept within safe limits and you're right, a certain number of leaders, most famously scott morrison of australia, was denied a speaking slot because he didn't have anything ambitious to say. but looking at what has been said so far, you have to say that there really isn't a great deal new that has been put on the table. colombia has made a promise to half carbon emissions between 2010 and 2030, that is pretty new for that country. a number of other countries putting forward similar things, the uk's big new thing is to do with uk government support for oil and

justin rowlatt, bbc news.has kept her alive' — after being diagnosed with bladder cancer this summer. the 57—year—old, who's had major surgery, said planning her new exhibition helped her to carry on. she was speaking ahead of the show‘s opening at the royal academy of arts in london, where she displays in a conversation with our arts editor will gompertz — she talked about her passion for painting, and her love of life. edvard munch‘s work is about his emotions, and identifying them. 1870, 1890, it wasn't really cool to be a man, and go around saying, "i'm filled with rage and jealousy." and with your paintings, are you a body through which these works are created? the work comes from an energy, and it's an energy that i can't hold within myself, that has to come out. and i think if it doesn't come out, ifeel like i'm going to spontaneously combust. these paintings are like, bang, totally direct. they're hiding nothing. she's not interested in beauty. she's interested the truth. and she's never shied away fro

justin rowlatt, bbc news.cy at columbia university. in the 0bama administration he served as deputy associate director of energy and climate change. he's in washington. thank you very much. the un secretary general has called on countries to declare a state of climate emergency. do you think they will do so? no, i do not think so. it is good to be with you, first of all. what icy right now, the world needs to be rapidly reducing its emissions towards zero. it is not clear emissions are falling at all. that said, you have sent some remarkable size in the past year or so commentating today with a lot of emission ledges so i will be watching in the next year or two. attention has been focused on the pandemic much of the year. how might that have affected long—term measures for the climate? i do not think we know that. certainly emissions are down this year because economic activity is down but thatis economic activity is down but that is not how we want to reduce emissions. a lot will depend on how countries resp

our chief environment correspondent justin rowlatt reports.1 design guru adrian newey. they deliver 400 kilowatts, the equivalent of 550—brake horsepower, and they'll be racing in some of the most extreme environments on earth. expect star wars pod racing meets the dhaka rally, say the organisers. what brought my attention to extreme e is the great places that it's going to go to in raising awareness for the real climate issues. we've got some serious challenges up ahead of us. the direction we are going as a human race is not good, and, yes, there are potential changes, you know, the government saying that only electric cars but that fixes... perhaps whilst that fixes one problem, another problem pops up. you know, i'm trying to learn as much as i can with ev technology, which i think extreme e will help develop, but that i don't think is the answer to the whole issue that we have. the idea is to show how powerful and fun electric vehicles can be, and to raise environmental awareness by racing them in places that have already been affected by

justin rowlatt, bbc news. with the leading contender exeter kicking off their campaign tomorrow at home to glasgow. today saw two other all—british ties, as adam wild explains. with the return of europe's elite competition, a return to ofjust a little of normality. 2,000 allowed inside the rec for bath against scarlets. and whilst rugby tries to move on, traditions remain. here was the rag doll, historically the unusual prize for this old rivalry. having crossed the severn, it was number nine the first to cross the line. gareth davies with the opening scarlets score. but bath were in front before long. a brilliant team effort ending, just about, in the hands of ruaridh mcconnochie. and that is special. theirs was the lead at the break, but you couldn't take your eyes off this one. kieran hardy finding his way through. scarlets ahead, just. but roared on at the rec, there was time for one last push, the final act of the game. bath going close. not close enough. bath beaten, scarlets celebrating. no crowds in ne

justin rowlatt, bbc news. an honourary deputy minister. it sounds like a miracle, but it's true for this feline, who experienced a lucky escape from a russian waste centre near moscow. if you look at the man on the right side of the conveyor belt cutting open a plastic bag, only to find a black cat. the cat has since been adopted by the local region's environment ministry and is living the good life. he's unofficially been given the position of deputy environment minister. storm bella is upon us, bringing some very wet and windy weather, southwards across the uk. this area of low pressure, named to raise awareness of the impacts from the rain and wind, with england and wales bearing the brunt as we go through the night. behind it, turning colder in scotland, northern ireland and northern england, the chance of icy patches and increasingly wintry showers as well. from storm bella, damaging gusts of wind, with the heavy rain bringing further flooding to areas already dealing with flooding overnight and into sund

justin rowlatt, bbc news.he former president of france, valery giscard d'estaing, has died at the age of 94. giscard was president from 1974 to 1981, and his time in office included periods of economic crisis and industrial unrest. he was a robust supporter of greater european union. one of britain's most celebrated artists, tracey emin, says her art has kept her alive after being diagnosed with bladder cancer this summer. the 57—year—old, who's had major surgery, said planning her new exhibition helped her to carry on. she was speaking ahead of the show‘s opening at the royal academy of arts in london, where she displays her works alongside those of edvard munch — who's inspired her since she was a teenager. in a conversation with our arts editor will gompertz she talked about her passion for painting and her love of life. edvard munch‘s work is about his emotions, and identifying them. 1870, 1890, it wasn't really cool to be a man, and go around saying, "i'm filled with rage and jealousy." and with your pain

here's our chief environment correspondent, justin rowlatt.ntroduce one of the co—hosts of today's climate... there was none of the pomp and circumstance you'd expect of a meeting of dozens of world leaders. this was an entirely virtual summit. to set their own targets... mrjohnson opened in characteristic style. we are doing this. not because we are hairshirt—wearing tree—hugging mung bean—munching eco freaks, and i have got nothing against any of those categories, the mung beans are probably delicious... he described climate change is a greater threat than covid—19, and said that going green made economic as well as ecological sense. climate change is the biggest threat to humanity right now. only those countries promising substantial commitment to cut carbon got to speak. there were more than 70 of them, including china, the eu, india and japan. join the dots. it's happening... short films highlighted the risks our planet faces. let's be very clear about this. it is going to get much worse. even the pope made an appearance. so why is nothin

justin rowlatt, bbc news.overnment financial support that it received during the pandemic. tesco said its business had proven resilient and it had now decided to return the business rates relief in full. in october, the company had defended paying out hundreds of millions of pounds in dividends to shareholders. disabled child ren‘s long term div element is being severely affected by the pandemic. that's the warning from a coalition of 80 charities. research by the disabled children's partnership has found that crucial education and health support has been significantly reduced since the outbreak with hundreds not back in school full time. our disability news correspondent nikki fox has been speaking to one young boy who is desperate to return to school. ifeel like i'm not normal sometimes. it's like everyone's back at school, and guess who isn't back? me. jacob has a very rare type of congenital muscular dystrophy, an aggressive type. jacob is losing skills all the time. it's progressive, there is no cure forj

justin rowlatt, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the latest news on coronavirus.grammes are to be rolled out in 67 councils under tier 3 restrictions in england. more than 1.6 million rapid turnaround tests will be provided, in an effort to reduce cases. pu bs, restau ra nts a nd cafes across much of central western scotland are reopening after three weeks. venues in 11 council areas must still close by 6pm and cannot sell alcohol, under the country's level 3 restrictions. us regulators have approved the pfizer—biontech coronavirus vaccine for emergency use. president trump said the first vaccinations will take place in less than 2a hours' time. it's a big night for boxer anthonyjoshua, as he gets back into the ring for the first time in more than a year. he'll put his three world heavyweight titles on the line when he fights the bulgarian kubrat pulev at wembley arena. rhia chohan reports. translation: one of the things i learned is that perhaps one should be a little bit more careful, not quite so brave. some advice from kubrat pulev. but the bulgarian‘s opponen

justin rowlatt, bbc news.m this evening on bbc one, and visit the bbc news website to see how climate change might affect your area. the first service station in the uk to cater only for electric vehicles has opened in essex. up to 36 cars at a time can recharge their batteries at the site in braintree. among the facilities are shops and a gym with exercise bikes that are linked to the forecourt‘s electrical grid, so motorists can help to generate the electricity for their vehicles. the families of four dead children, whose identities were used as back—stories by undercover police officers, have begun legal action against the metropolitan police. the identities were used by officers when they infiltrated political movements and protest groups between the 1980s and early 2000s. our home affairs correspondent june kelly is here. this sounds shocking. it is, simon. viewers that have seen the day of the jackal will have seen the main character adopting the technique of taking the identity of a dead child, but fami

justin rowlatt, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... talks resume in brussels with both sides warning they're unlikely to reach a post—brexit agreement by tomorrow's deadline. world leaders are holding a virtual climate summit — to lay out their plans for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. the us regulator authorises the pfizer biontech coronavirus vaccine — donald trump says it'll be rolled out immediately. despite the pandemic, 2020 has seen a dramatic increase in palestinian homes demolished by the israeli authorities. some 900 people lost their place to live — the biggest number in years. palestinians often build in eastjerusalem and parts of the west bank under full israeli control without permits, saying these are almost impossible for them to get. among the buildings still facing demolition orders, there are many palestinian schools. 0ur middle east correspondent, yolande knell reports. within seconds, a home is gone. and here, another. this has been a record year for israeli demolitions. with all the misery they bring. but in thi

justin rowlatt, bbc news. looks fantastic and so does this.find of a hot food and drinks shop that served up the ancient equivalent of street food to passersby from thousands of years ago. people will hopefully be able to visit the site next year. rachel stanton reports. at first glance this may look like a building site. but it is so much more than that. archaeologists have been hard at work in pompeii. the discovery of a kind of ancient fast food counter from thousands of years ago is welcome news. partially unearthed in 2019, work was extended to preserve the site. translation: the possibilities are now extraordinary because it's the first time we are excavating one entirely and we can carry out different analysis thanks to technology. containers are being analysed and cleaned. bright paintings of animals are still intact after all these years. with upside down ducks, a chicken and a dog on display. and terracotta jars led to a surprise. fragments of duck bone and remains of pork, goats and fish and snails were discovered. it may reveal eat

justin rowlatt, bbc news.minister for climate change and i asked him why his country's emissions are still rising and is one of the worst in the world for wealthy nations. over the course of the last three decades we simply have not put in place sufficient policies to bend the curve of our missions downwards as our population and economy has grown. that is what we were spending much of the first term of our government on, mirroring some legislation that the uk put in place about ten years ago so we have a climate commission who next year will provide us with advice on how to stay within that 1.5 degrees threshold. you say that but there is an organisation that rates your contributions as insufficient. and if every country did that, the world would be warming up to three degrees. that is right. they have been critical for a long time and that is why as soon as we established our commission at the end of last year i asked for them to provide us with advice on what our nationally determined contribution would nee

our environment correspondent justin rowlatt reports.e of the three hottest years ever recorded, and that is not all. the past decade, obviously, is the warmest on record, and the last six years are the warmest years on record. the bad news is even the covid—19 lockdowns haven't made a difference. the coronavirus restrictions imposed around the world may have shut down our cities and lead to a small reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, but the world meteorological 0rganisation is saying today it hasn't been enough to stop the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from continuing to increase. the un chief, antonio guterres, told the bbc today global action is needed now. let's face facts, the state of our planet is broken. humanity is waging war on nature. this is suicidal. the science is clear. for example, unless the world cuts fossil fuel production by 6% every year between now and 2030, things will get worse, much worse. i've been talking about this for a long, long time... sir david attenborough joined him to warn time

justin rowlatt, bbc news.nd app. the bbc and the met office have looked at the uk's changing climate in detail, and you can now check how your area will be affected. just put in your postcode to discover how temperatures and rainfall will rise, over the coming years. people with learning disabilities experienced ‘unacceptable health care inequalities and discrimination‘ during the covid—19 pandemic in england, according to a new report by the charity mencap. as the vaccine is being rolled out across the uk from tomorrow, the charity is calling for people with learning disabilities to be prioritised, as death rates among the group because of the virus are up to six times the rate of that among the general population. joining me now is annie mcdowall, chief executive at the charity share community, which provides training and employment support in areas like independent living, digital skills, horticulture and catering, to disabled people across south london. and i‘m alsojoined by fatima — she is a member of sha

justin rowlatt, bbc news. on our special programme state of the planet at 8:30pm this evening here on the bbc news channel. antonio guterres will also be joined by climate activists from around the world, including sir david attenborough. now it's time for a look at the weather. we had a bright and early cold start in the south and east but the cloud is moving south with this patchy rain, behind it, sunshine and showers being blown in on a brisk rinse with strongest wind being across the north—west of scotland and snow on the hills. further snow on the hills of scotland in the course of the in ring and overnight. by course of the in ring and overnight. by the end of the night, on tops of hills we could have ten centimetres of lying snow. at lower levels, the potential to centimetres. for northern ireland, england and wales, thick cloud and rain coming our way so there is the risk of ice in the north and also some frost. tomorrow, if anything, we see fewer showers as we go through the day but still the potentia

justin rowlatt, bbc news.n detail, and you can now check how how your area will be affected. just put in your postcode to discover how temperatures and rainfall will rise, over the coming years. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello, again. it's been a fairly foggy start to the day. most of that fog will lift into low cloud but some of it will linger. if it lingers where you are, for example in parts of east anglia, southern scotland, and northern ireland, that will hold back the temperature. also a few showers dotted around our coastline through today. the best chance of brightest weather will be in the west, but it is going to be a cold day whichever way you look at it. this evening and overnight, an area of low pressure currently in the north sea drifts west, taking some heavy rain with it, across parts of scotland with some snow on the mountains and gusty winds around it. further south, we will see mist and fog patches reform, and it is going to be a cold night with some frost.

justin rowlatt, bbc‘s chief environment correspondent.sn't it? yes, this is the most powerful exposition of the crisis that faces the world that i think i've ever heard from anyone in the un and it was also a very rousing call to action. what mr geter is listing if he wants to put faith in climate change right at the heart of the un mission and that's absolutely crucial. we do face and we had a chat before he said to me he thought this was the battle of his life tackling climate change and he also said as far as he is concerned this is a make or break year because of course we have the big climate conference in glasgow coming up in november next year so this is part of the beginning of the obituary trying to draw the world together get them to make these big commitments and be net zero correlation that he described. when they come here to britain, to glasgow in november 2021 the idea is they will bring their most ambitious commitments to cutting carbon and this is really part of an effort to whip them into place. i was quite surprised tha

years since the adoption of the paris climate agreement, as our chief environment correspondent, justin rowlattris five years ago today. for the first time, the whole world agreed that all nations need to play their part in keeping climate change to 1.5 celsius. the only problem was the commitments made in paris were not enough to do the job. in fact, until this year, emissions have been steadily rising. the woman who helped secure the paris deal said action is urgent. science has been telling us that we are running out of time for a long time but now it's really, really, really dangerous. in paris, world leaders agreed to get together every five years to try to up their game, raising their targets for cutting emissions. that was to have happened at a uk—hosted conference in glasgow earlier this year. thanks to the pandemic, that has been put off. but a virtual meeting will happen today. with borisjohnson chairing it. the future of our planet is stake and mrjohnson hopes both sides will bring targets to the table. that will make a really cute global deal cutting emissions much more likely. let'

here's our chief environment correspondent, justin rowlatt. 2020 has been a year of dramatic weather greenhouse gas concentrations are still rising in the atmosphere, despite the covid—19 lockdowns, says the head of the united nations. in a speech to be broadcast later today exclusively on bbc news, un secretary general antonio guterres will say there is no vaccine for the planet. biodiversity is collapsing, ocea ns biodiversity is collapsing, oceans are choking with plastic waste, and apocalyptic fires and floods, cyclones and hurricanes are the new normal. terrible wildfires raged across australia, burning vast areas, and there were huge wildfires in california and even arctic siberia. the un secretary general says the world now faces a moment of truth. every country, city, financial institution and company should adopt plans for transition to net zero emissions by 2050 and ta ke net zero emissions by 2050 and take decisive action, now, to put themselves on the right path. it is five years since the world came together in paris to agree, for the first time, that every nation needs

years since the adoption of the paris climate agreement, as our chief environment correspondent, justin rowlattmate was finally done in paris five years ago today. for the first time, the whole world agreed that all nations need to play their part in keeping climate change to 1.5 celsius. the only problem was the commitments made in paris weren't enough to do the job. in fact, until this year, co2 emissions have been steadily rising. the woman who helped secure the paris deal said action is urgent. science has been telling us for decades, "we're running out of time, we're running out of time. but now it's really, really, really dangerous. in paris, world leaders agreed to get together every five years to try to up their game, raising the tablets raising the targets for cutting emissions. that was to have happened at a conference hosted by the uk in glasgow in november this year. thanks to the covid pandemic, that has been put off until next year. so instead, world leaders will be gathering virtually, today. boris johnson, the uk prime minister, will be chairing the meeting from a room here. the

justin rowlatt, bbc news.hat during his first 100 days in office, 100 million americans will be vaccinated against coronavirus. the country has had more than 15 million cases and, in the capital — washington dc — evidence shows your chances of survival depend hugely on the colour of your skin, and where you live. lebo diseko reports. early morning in one of the capital's poorest neighbourhoods. just getting to a doctor can be a challenge for many here. and so, a new approach to try and limit the spread of the pandemic. we're reaching a population that is often under—served and under—resourced, and so we're trying to make a connection with them. and primarily we are doing covid testing and kind of like a well check. but if people need resources or connections back to the health care system, to the hospital, to their doctor, we're trying to help them with that as well. a service that's proved popular with locals. it's awesome, because i don't have to go nowhere. i canjust walk right up the street from my house a

justin rowlatt, bbc news.ing the course of this year and still climate change a huge story and how to get that across the un secretary—general trying to do something about it. not easy. not easy. for those watching on bbc world news we'll be right back. the uk government confirmed today the roll out of the pfizer will be across all four nations. the first minister nicola sturgeon said the firstjabs will be administered in scotland on tuesday. at a press briefing in edinburgh ms sturgeon said today she was now much more optimitistic for the future. it is without a shadow of a doubt the best news we have heard since this pandemic started all of these months ago. today is genuinely a good day. we are not at the end of this pandemic yet, and of course, this is a point i will come back to later, we cannot and we must not ease up in our efforts to control it. but today does feel like it may well be the beginning of the end of this horrible experience. for that reason, i am sure i am far from the only one this mornin

here‘s our chief environment correspondent, justin rowlatt.as they have been. we‘re saying, by the end of the century, much of the lying snow will have disappeared entirely, except over the highest ground. here‘s how the met office projections suggest our winters could change. this is the average temperature of the coldest day across the uk over the last two decades. everywhere in blue is below zero, and the bluer the colour, the colder it is. this map shows how things could have changed by the 2040s. as you can see, most of england now rarely gets sub—zero days. now look at this. by the 2060s, only very high ground and some parts of northern scotland are likely to still experience these freezing days. temperature changes will be much less dramatic if the world succeeds in cutting emissions, and there has been good news on that front. just last week, the uk government announced ambitious targets for cutting carbon, and more than 100 countries — including the uk, china and the eu — have committed to going net zero by mid—century. if those promi

justin rowlatt, bbc news.rse off if they can't access short—term support to get through the coronavirus pandemic. the founder of moneysavingexpert.com said it would be "short—sighted" of the state not to support people who may work in sectors such as hospitality or travel who were perfectly financially independent before the pandemic struck. well, i'm joined now by martin lewis. who are you concerned about not having the support? there have been for love other schemes. when those schemes were first launched, i was very elementary as the government did a good job of creating decades worth of policy within days. but the problem is it as being it resolutely inflexible ever since. 0nce gaps started to be identified and those gaps are now crevices, if done little to repair them. so there are huge trenches of people, possibly 3 million people, who have not received their support can schemes. within the furlough area, it's those whose employers through either ignorance or carelessness because they could've supported

justin rowlatt, bbc news.e. so far the song has earned mariah more than £a5 million in royalties and has spent 70 weeks in the uk's top 100 since its release in 199a. watching that video i'm rather hoping that father christmas is benefiting from the success of the song over the years as well. somehow, i don't think so! all that dog. no, nor the reindeer. 12 minutes past seven. let's concentrate for a moment on the situation with travel corridors and specifically the canary islands. holidaymakers returning to the uk from the canary islands say their christmas plans have been thrown into jeopardy after quarantine rules were imposed. this is what is happening. anyone arriving in the uk after a o'clock this morning must isolate, due to rising infection rates. but from monday, the quarantine period will be cut from 1a to 10 days. this also applies retrospectively for travellers who left a high—risk country before this date. but travellers can have the option of reducing that even further if they pay for a private c

justin rowlatt, bbc news.couple of days, getting colder already but feeling cold through the week, turning more unsettled which means wet weather, rain for many, sleet and snow more likely over the in the north. because pushes end to the north—west of the uk now sweeping across the whole country tonight and into tomorrow. that is the straight for the bit, the complication is we end up with an area of more pressure bringing bands of wet weather, threatening snow and it is going to be difficult to get the detail exactly right. the cold here brings in the showers, continuing through this evening, the damp and drizzly weather cleared from the south—east and the showers in the north—west across northern ireland and scotland turning increasingly wintry. that for in icy conditions in scotland and northern ireland with a frost more likely here, not quite so cold across england and wales because the cloud increases later, wet weather into wales and the south—west and that will push enter much of england and wales throu

justin rowlatt, bbc news.rrespondent iain watson. it just seems like itjust seems like a redundant question these days but what are you expecting? to be fair, given labour's loss of seats in a traditional territories, areas that people perhaps voted for brexit at the referendum in 2016 and then voted for borisjohnson in 2019, sir keir starmer has not been too keen to talk about brexit but today it is absolutely inevitable. we have the dinner in brussels this evening between boris johnson dinner in brussels this evening between borisjohnson and ee president, so it is highly likely that keir starmer will certainly break any brexit silence and put some questions to the prime minister. i would some questions to the prime minister. iwould be some questions to the prime minister. i would be surprised if he resisted the temptation to talk about an oven ready deal, that phrase borisjohnson used during the course of the 2019 general election. i think keir starmer will point out that a year later, there still is not a t

justin rowlatt, bbc news.st from the papers in a couple of minutes. but first, let's visit carol for our first of minutes. but first, let's visit carol for ourfirst child of minutes. but first, let's visit carol for our first child of the morning. morning. good morning. this morning we are looking at a chilly start to the day. not quite as cold as it was yesterday for some of us, although having said that, temperatures close to freezing at the moment in hampshire. more rain arriving in the west later. first thing this morning across parts of northern ireland and wales, there might be some slippery surfaces that have not been treated. we start on a relatively bright note, but there is a lot of cloud around. rain in parts of the east. it will move into the north sea. a brighter slot where we'll see some sunshine. full stop cloud are built in from the west. then we have the rain by the end of the afternoon. you can also see it is going to be fairly gusty around about for example dumfries and galloway. through thi

justin rowlatt, bbc news. the state of the planet in full on the bbc news channel tonight at 8.30pm. i'm sure everyone is interested in that. that is scary, isn't it? yeah. it isa that. that is scary, isn't it? yeah. it is a subject we have covered a lot and we will continue to. the us attorney general says his department has not found any proof to back up president trump's claims of widespread voter fraud in the presidential election the comments made by william barr, a close ally of mr trump, have been dismissed by the president's legal team. mr trump and his campaign filed lawsuits in states that he lost, as they begin certifying joe biden as the winner. rescue teams searching for a british woman who went missing while hiking in the pyrenees, are looking at "other options beyond a mountain accident", her partner has said. esther dingley last messaged dan colegate via whatsapp on november 22nd. mr colegate said after extensive searches, the "prevailing opinion" is she is not in the mountains. we will be talk

justin rowlatt, bbc news. it looks spectacular. we will catch up it looks spectacular.ina up with the rest of the sport with hugh in a few minutes time after we have a look at this morning's boxing day weather. good morning, helen. did you have a good christmas? happy christmas to you. i guess it was slightly overshadowed i having to get up in the middle of the night. slightly but yes, it was very pleasant, calm, peaceful, enjoyable, nice walk out yesterday in the risk, chilly weather which i thought —— i hope your christmas was good too. there is a calm across the storm around southern areas because we do have storm bella starting to bed down across the uk today will. we have orally had so much rainfall in the past week and there are still severe this role does make severe flood warnings. numerous flood warnings elsewhere across the uk. the warning details are on the website will stop if that weren't enough, there is more rain to come. this area of low pressure, angry area of low pressure, willing much of the north atlantic is storm bella. more rain but also concern fo

here's our chief environment correspondent, justin rowlatt. 2020 has been a year of dramatic weatherchoking with plastic waste, and apocalyptic fires and floods, cyclones and hurricanes are the new normal. terrible wildfires raged across australia, burning vast areas, and there were huge wildfires in california and even arctic siberia. the un secretary general says the world now faces a moment of truth. every country, city, financial institution and company should adopt plans for transition to net zero emissions by 2050 and take decisive action, now, to put themselves on the right path. it is five years since the world came together in paris to agree, for the first time, that every nation needs to play a part in tackling climate change. some progress has been made, but not enough, according to the un secretary general. antonio guterres will say economic pressures should be used to help curb emissions. it is time that those who pollute the atmosphere with greenhouse gases pay a price of what that pollution, he will say. he will urge countries to end all subsidies forfossil fuels and s