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next on the bbc news channel, justin rowlatt continues our countdown to cop26.rammes from around the world, looking at the issues and challenges of climate change, as nations prepare to gather in glasgow this november to discuss solutions to this global emergency. and i am currently 120km of england�*s yorkshire coast in the north sea, in the middle of the world�*s biggest offshore wind farm, hornsea 1. just a single rotation of one of these turbines can power the average uk home for an entire day. as i�*ve been finding out. it�*s all part of the uk�*s aim for a sustainable energy revolution. it�*s actually much smoother than it looks. if you thought your commute to work was rough going, check this out. we are with a team trying to get out to service a wind turbine. so the north sea is famous for its savage weather. but that�*s why they have put the wind turbines out here, because this is where the wind is. but of course, it means they are very hard, whoa, to maintain. the swell is up to three metres high today.

justin rowlatt, bbc news.'ll be attending that climate change summit in glasgow. india, an expanding economy that's one of the world's biggest polluters, will be a key voice at the negotiating table. the country's also seeing at first hand the effects of climate change on the weather. recent flash floods — across both india and nepal — have claimed the lives of more than 150 people. 0ur south asia correspondent in india, rajini vaidyanathan, sent this report from the southern state of kerala. kerala, india's coastal paradise, is testament to the beauty of nature. but it's also been a reminder of the devastation it can leave in its path. the state's had more than double the usual rainfall it gets in october. thousands have been left homeless after floods and landslides. dozens have died — many of them children. a smart and friendly three—year—old was buried under the mud. his mother, sophia, is in hospital, covered in bruises. she was trapped by the landslide and said the mud came right up to her head. "my son

justin rowlatt, bbc news. acute intermittent porphyria can lead to paralysis and is sometimes fatal. it is hoped gene silencing could also lead to therapies for a range of other untreatable diseases. here's our science correspondent james gallagher. we remember both how traumatic it was for both me going through it and for you guys as a family watching me go through it. it was that element for me of the total pain and the sickness and eventually the paralysis and the seizures. sisters liz and sue have lived in pain that few can imagine. they both have the genetic disease acute intermittent porphyria. potent opioid painkillers were a feature of their daily life, and liz was paralysed for two years. one of the times that they had to transfer me from one hospital to another because i wasn't breathing very well at all and i needed intensive care and mum was following behind in her car, following the ambulance. and as soon as the blue lights went on, shejust crumbled. i lost it all, it felt overnight. lost myjob, m

i'm justin rowlatt, thank you for watching. hello there.shine and blustery showers today, it has been a day for chasing rainbows. this double rainbow was seenin rainbows. this double rainbow was seen in lincolnshire later in the afternoon as the showers whooshed across from the west. and a rainbow in the shetland islands, it has been very windy early on, first some wet weather sweeping eastwards across northern scotland, turning dry overnight. a few showers keeping going overnight, particularly developing light across southern england and wales, the wind off the english channel meaning temperatures remain in double figures. with clearer skies, scotland could see four 5 . more clearer skies, scotland could see four 5. more showers tomorrow morning, but eastern areas dry, showers more likely out towards the west. the winds will not be as strong tomorrow, temperatures similar to today, and we have got rain developing by the end of the day, it will be a little cooler. the rain is coming from the steepening area of low pressure, meaning the wind

i'm justin rowlatt, thank you for watching. hello, and welcome to sportsday, i'm gavin ramjaun. chelsea lead the way again in the premier league. late drama in the premiership — leicester come away with the points to end saracens' return. and history for britain's lizzie diagnan, as she wins the first women's paris roubaix race. hello, welcome back to the programme. chelsea are the premier league leaders this saturday evening, after a late win against southampton at stamford bridge. trevor shulver headed the blues in front before james wood prowess levelled the spot, but the saints captain was sent off. two late goals from timo werner, chilwell gave chelsea the three points to go back to the top. ill like i like the game, it was very entertaining, very intensive. we game, it was very entertaining, very intensive. ~ ., ., intensive. we were also there to entertain art _ intensive. we were also there to entertain art supporters, - intensive. we were also there to entertain art supporters, and - intensive. we were also there to entertain art supporters, and we intensive. we were al

justin rowlatt, bbc news. our top story this evening...ear—old ali harbi ali, a british somalian, appeared in court in london this afternoon. and coming up — we'll talk to students, campaigner and parents after relationship education was made compulsory for all school children in england. is coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel, a new era at newcastle. we look at who might replace steve bruce as the club's new owners look to take it to the next level. obesity is a common problem in the uk. it's estimated to affect around a quarter of all adults. now, new research for the bbc has highlighted the mental health issues that thousands of people living with obesity endure every day. a survey by ipsos mori found that those who are severely overweight had the poorest mental health and many felt shame, embarrassment and despair when they look in the mirror. but treatment across the uk is patchy, asjeremy cooke reports. i remember the bullying starting. "she's really fat, she's really ugly." india is 28. she's been struggling with obesity

british throne, who is it environmental campaigner, has been speaking to bbc�*s climate editor, justin rowlattwas a rather empty field that the fan didn't need that the farm didn't need anymore and i thought,. the great thing was that i managed to plant at the same year that my grandson was born, the oldest. it is a legacy and inheritance for your grandchildren. how worried are you about the state of that inheritance? deeply worried. i've always felt that we are somehow trained to believe that nature is a separate thing from us and we can just exploit, control and suppress everything about it without suffering the conferences. the narrative has changed. you know, lots of the things that you've said are now mainstream. it's taken far too long. world leaders gathering in glasgow to talk about things you've been saying all these years. yeah, but they just talk but the problem is to get action. which is what i've been saying the last 40 years. what about protesters, extinction rebellion has met to understand why they want to go out on the streets? i totally understand the frustration. the frustrat

prince charles talking to our climate editor justin rowlatt there.iticised the north west ambulance service ——bombing have criticised some emergency services for making "mistake, after mistake". john atkinson might have survived if he had been treated properly. today his family refused to accept an apology from the service's operational commander on the night. mr atkinson suffered a fatal cardiac arrest more than an hour after the blast having suffered severe loss of blood. judith moritz reports. john atkinson was badly hurt in the bombing at manchester arena but it was nearly an hour before he got professional medical help. ambulances raced to the scene, but most paramedics stayed outside the building and it was decided that casualties should be lifted downstairs to the station next door for treatment. but there were no stretchers and john atkinson was dragged along this bridge on a display board, which broke. a police officer asked for help but the paramedic in command said he should be left where he was, and last week apologised to mr atkinson's f

justin rowlatt, bbc news.ing more than a thousand homes. part of the volcano has collapsed, causing the lava to spread faster and in new directions. locals are wondering what future will hold when the eruption finally stops. danjohnson is on the island and sent this report. incredibly, this eruption is now into a third week and it keeps getting stronger. the volcano is producing even more lava with even more force. that's why all that lava, all that ash, is pouring up into the sky higher and higher, and that means more of a risk to a bigger area — the potential for more people to be evacuated on top of the 6,000 or so who have been out of their homes for a fortnight now. and i was talking to the director of the canary islands volcano institute, who said he expects this eruption to continue for at least another ten days, potentially another two months. and even then, when the volcanic eruption stops, when the lava stops flowing, that's not the end of the story. he said it could take years to recover from this b

now on bbc news, former prime minister tony blair talks to the bbc s climate editor justin rowlatt aboutllenges facing the world s politicians at cop26. thank you for doing this interview. can i start off with a really big question? do you think the road understands the scale of the climate challenge was electing road does understand but the difficulty is to work out the practical steps that meet the challenge adequately. but i don't think there's any shortage of a political desire or well in some countries may be, but overall globally, i think the science is clear, people accepted. i think how, in practical terms, do we get to where we are from or we need to be? why is this such a problem? we are on the 26th we have not come anywhere near resolving it. it is difficult because _ anywhere near resolving it. it 3 difficult because the road is grown up difficult because the road is grown up developing with carbon emissions industrialisation happens in a way that has been driven by carbon and other world has to change and for leaders who have to run countries and fight and win elections, the

justin rowlatt, bbc news. in other stories.m palace has revealed that queen elizabeth has spent a night in hospital, after cancelling a visit to northern ireland. a spokesperson said the queen, who's 95, underwent "preliminary investigations" at a private hospital in central london. she returned to windsor castle on thursday. she's said to be in good spirits. they have kept these to a degree of privacy in part because of the queen's medical privacy these sun newspaper had broken use of the visit so buckingham palace has confirmed that the longest serving monarch and queen elizabeth ii did visit the hospital stop the dog if she was due to gathered to visit special but she has been captain for logistical reasons, returning to windsor castle earlier and she said to now be in good spirits. remember of course, we were told that when she cancelled or postponed her visit to northern ireland, she was due to be there for the centenary of northern ireland, this was purely precautionary but the reason, as you can imagine, a degree of priv

justin rowlatt, bbc news.heard injustin�*s report — india is another country highlighted in the documents seen by bbc news. as a rapidly expanding economy, it's one of the world's biggest polluters. the country is also seeing at first hand the effects of climate change on weather patterns. recent flash floods in the south of the country have claimed the lives of more than 150 people. from kerala, here's our south asia correspondent, rajini vaidyanathan. i must warn you that rajini's report contains some distressing images. kerala, india's coastal paradise, is testament to the beauty of nature. but it's also been a reminder of the devastation it can leave in its path. the state's had more than double the usual rainfall it gets in october. thousands have been left homeless after floods and landslides. dozens have died — many of them children. a smart and friendly three—year—old was buried under the mud. his mother, sophia, is in hospital, covered in bruises. she was trapped by the landslide and said the mud came

justin rowlatt, bbc news.ng me now is our tokyo correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes. why is japan pushing for this? for the report to play down the need to move away from fossil fuels. i think to many people it will be a bit of a surprise because japan is not one of the big fossil fuel producers, they don't have any coal or oil, so it imports all or most of its energy from the middle east and australia and elsewhere so why is it on that side of the argument rather than with countries like the uk that are pushing much more towards renewable is much more quickly? i think the answer is japan just has a lot of legacy infrastructure and it is still building new coal—fired power stations today. earlier this week i was filming about one hour south of tokyo where they are building a huge brand—new coal—fired power station there which will go online in 2023. that much investment will need to run for 40—50 years taking it well into the 20 60s or 70s and japan has a lot of this infrastructure and heavy industry and i th

justin rowlatt, bbc news.in that report, argentina is among the countries calling for changes to the report — for more on this i'm joined by enrique maurtua konstantinidis, a senior climate policy advisor at the environment and natural resources foundation of argentina. great to have you on the programme. i want to start by asking you how surprised where you by the level of lobbying that we have seen in these documents that, you know, shows a real effort by countries to try and change the findings of the reports. so close to cop 26. i4541431111 change the findings of the reports. 50 close to cop 26.— so close to cop 26. well i don't have the confirmation - so close to cop 26. well i don't have the confirmation of - so close to cop 26. well i don't have the confirmation of that, l so close to cop 26. well i don't - have the confirmation of that, there is not such a surprise for this type of movement and some governments. it's not surprising how uncomfortable many sectors are with the climate science, and this i

justin rowlatt, bbc news. some confirmation of those attending and not attending the summit.f china will be there either. but it has been confirmed that both the prime minister of australia and india will be there. both countries have experienced quite severe problems with the weather in the last few months. and is seeing it first—hand. some effects and have a link to, change the 100 people dying and flooding across india and nepal. the annual terry drifted into help with rescue efforts. the importance of the state for at least 20 to be died. just a few days hence those landslides hit this area leading to widespread flood. to give you an idea where things were this week and one of us went out for that level on the balcony i'm points even as you can see things have receded but there is still concern the death toll, already in the dozens, could be higher and you can see over there you have got rescue workers from india's in the rfp were actually looking through the waters coming over the waters to see if there are any dead bodies to be retrieved. i've been speaking to some of t

he was speaking to our climate editor, justin rowlatt, in the gardens of the balmoral estate in royalwas a rather empty field that the farm didn't need any more, so i thought, "ah..." the great thing was i managed to plant it the same year that my grandson was born, the eldest, george. it's a legacy, an inheritance for your grandchildren. how worried are you about the state of that inheritance? deeply worried. i've always felt that we're somehow trained to believe that nature is a separate thing from us and we can just exploit and control and suppress everything about her without suffering the consequences. the narrative has changed. you know, lots of the things that you said are now mainstream... it's taken far too long. ..and world leaders are gathering in glasgow to talk about the kind of issues that you were... yeah, but they just talk. and the problem is to get action on the ground, which is what i've been trying to do for the last a0 years. what about the people that protest? what about, kind of, extinction rebellion? do you understand why they go out...? yes, of course i do, bu

supporter in the stands receives urgent medical attention now on bbc news, the bbc climate editor, justin rowlattmeets prince charles. here he comes. his royal highness. your royal highness, lovely to see you. great to see you. you made it. so, your royal highness, we are in birkhall on the balmoral estate. you have said this is a very special place for you in the past, this is your happy place. what is so special about birkhall and balmoral? one of the most marvellous things is it is by this river called the muick. and it has this wonderful sound of rushing water when you are in the house. it is very calming and peaceful, ithink. but also, it was the first place that queen victoria herself bought in 1848. 0h, on the balmoral estate? before they brought balmoral. and that is how... well, it has a very special atmosphere and the house is rather wonderful because it is 1731, the original, just the first bit, and there have been extensions put on ever since. but i don't know, it is its setting and its atmosphere. and tell us about the arboretum because this is something you planted. this was a rathe

justin rowlatt, bbc news.mate change think tank with a global outlook. he is also the london sustainable development commissioner. what do you think of these documents? t what do you think of these documents?— what do you think of these documents? ~ , ., ., documents? i think they are not reall a documents? i think they are not really a surprise _ documents? i think they are not really a surprise that _ documents? i think they are not really a surprise that big - documents? i think they are not really a surprise that big fossil. really a surprise that big fossil fuel producers or agricultural countries are trying to change the un report but i think it also shows the strength of this process. unless they can provide evidence, the scientists who write the report don't have to take the comments on board, which means instead of having claim and counterclaim in the media we have a foreign body of evidence written by scientists to base the glasgow negotiations on. i think it's again shows why we need a scientific pr

he's been speaking to our climate editor, justin rowlatt, in the garden of his home on the balmoral estatere. the great thing was i managed to plant it the same year my grandson was born, the eldest, george. so i thought i'd call it prince george's wood. this is what is so interesting, coming back 50 years later, and talking here in this beautiful garden of yours, that the narrative has changed. lots of the things that you said are now mainstream... it's taken far too long. world leaders are gathering in glasgow to talk about the kind of issues that you were... yeah, but they just talk. the problem is to get action on the ground, which is what i've been trying to do for the last a0 years! what about the people who protest? what about kind of extinction rebellion? do you understand why they go out? yes, of course i do, yes. but it isn't helpful, i don't think — to do it in a way that alienates people. i totally understand the frustration. the difficulty is, how do you direct that frustration in a way that is more constructive, rather than destructive. the point is that people should really

justin rowlatt, bbc news. the author of saudi inc, a book about the oil economy in saudi arabia. she is a senior fellow at the atlantic council and joins us from jacksonville. good happy with us. sunlight shows what some of governments really think. should we be surprised, the extent of mbappe? i think. should we be surprised, the extent of mbappe?_ extent of mbappe? i really don't think they should _ extent of mbappe? i really don't think they should be _ extent of mbappe? i really don't think they should be surprised i extent of mbappe? i really don't| think they should be surprised at all. and it really by the countries that are doing to it's pretty obvious that fossil fuel producing countries want to continue to produce fossil fuels. this countries want to continue to produce fossilfuels. this is how i make a lot of money. there is definitely a financial incentive to settle the office should not be surprised that fossil fuel consuming countries, particularly those that produce a lot of call, are also lobby

justin rowlatt reporting.wards the east, and some will be heavy and thundery. in between we should see a little bit of sunshine with ties between 12 and 17 degrees north to south. through this evening and overnight, this next batch of rain moves in from the south—west, pushing north and east, the bright colours telling you there will be torrential downpours across parts of southern and eastern england, as much as 30410 millimetres of rain, and squally winds. whereas for scotland and northern ireland, something drier and cooler. it does mean for scotland and northern ireland, a lot of dry weather, whereas we continue with the rain across england and wales, brisk winds, torrential downpours across the north and highs up to 15. hello. this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines: amid pressure on the government over living standards, the chancellor prepares to speak at the conservative party conference. he will commit £500 million to renew job support programmes. new travel rules come into force in the uk,

he's been speaking to our climate editor, justin rowlatt. the narrative has changed.taken far too long. world leaders are gathering in glasgow to talk about the kind of issues that you are... yeah, but they just talk. and the problem is to get action on the ground, which is what i've been trying to do for the last a0 years! what about the people who protest, what about kind of, extinction rebellion? do you understand why they go out and disrupt the streets? yes, of course i do. yes, but it isn't helpful, i don't think, to do it in a way that alienates people. so i totally understand the frustration. the difficulty is, how do you direct that frustration in a way that is more constructive rather than destructive? i mean, the point is that people should really notice how despairing so many young are. you can see a longer version of that interview here on breakfastjust after 6.30. travel restrictions between the uk and dozens of long—haul destinations such as mexico and south africa will be lifted from today. 47 countries were removed from the red list at 4am this morning

justin rowlatt, bbc news.sunshine tuesday and wednesday. a couple of showers around. windy across the board but heavy rain across much of northern and eastern england, on and off, throughout the day. it will brighten towards the west. strong gusts of wind to contend with, potentially doing some damage. no surprises, with the wind and rain, it's going to feel quite chilly. this is bbc news. i am clive myrie. 0ur this is bbc news. i am clive myrie. our top stories... the chancellor announces half—a—billion pounds to help get people back to work after the pandemic, and says he'll only consider cutting taxes, when the economy is back on track. i have to be blunt with you, our recovery comes with a cost. our national debt is almost a 100% of gdp, so we need to fix our public finances. the military is called in to help distribute fuel to petrol stations, as shortages continue in london and the south east. an independent review will be carried out into the metropolitan police's standards and culture, following the mu

justin rowlatt, bbc news.roups, other scientists or sometimes even science deniers is a core part of the review process of how these reports are being written. for the last report alone, the one that was published in august, we received almost 80,000 comments. and the majority of governments are really positively invested in producing the most accurate reports and they provide very constructive comments, and as authors, we have to respond to each of those, and also, if we have comments that challenge us and that asked us to remove something, that only motivates us to take a closer look at evidence and make sure that what we write is fully correct and fully supported. it is important to know that the authors always have the final word. if what you say is fully supported, but those governments don�*t want to listen? —— what is? but those governments don't want to listen? -- what is?— listen? -- what is? there is an important _ listen? -- what is? there is an important distinction _ listen? -- what is? there is a

justin rowlatt, bbc news.15 paris agreement on climate change. she says she doesn�*t think the issues raised by some governments are problematic never before have we seen such blunt and alarming language coming out of this assessment report on the part of scientists and already approved by governments for publication. it is very understandable that governments would want to water down some of the recommendations that are being made. the fact is that because the first part of the report is so compelling and so alarming the third part which is the answer to the first has to actually be commensurate to the dangers that are put forward in the first. i�*m not surprised this is part of the normal process that science puts forth the draught, scented to governments, governments send opinions and their comments. ultimately we have to put the ceiling at 1.5. we are probably not there yet in the real economy, but the real economy is moving fast and furious. so the collective efforts of governments has to be to at least k

he was speaking to our climate editor, justin rowlatt, in the garden of his home on the balmoral estated any more. the great thing was i managed to plant it the same year my grandson was born, the eldest, george. so i thought i'd call it prince george's wood. all of our grandchildren, if we're lucky enough to have them, will inherit the earth that we bequeath them, won't they? how worried are you about the stated that inheritance? deeply worried. i've always felt we're somehow trained to believe that nature is a separate thing from us and we can just exploit and control and suppress everything about her without suffering the consequences. this is what is so interesting, coming back 50 years later, and talking here in this beautiful garden of yours, that the narrative has changed. lots of the things that you said are now mainstream. it's taken far too long. world leaders are gathering in glasgow to talk about the kind of issues that you were... they just talk. the problem is to get action on the ground, which is what i've been trying to do for the last a0 years. what about the people who

the bbc�*s climate editor, justin rowlatt, is in hull for us this morning looking at the role wind powerinjustin live in hull now. what can you tell is about what is happening there?— what can you tell is about what is happening there? well, i am in what i consider happening there? well, i am in what i consider an — happening there? well, i am in what i consider an absolutely _ happening there? well, i am in what i consider an absolutely fabulous - i consider an absolutely fabulous location, the offshore wind turbine factory. as you say, it is in hull, east yorkshire. just take a look at the scale of what they are doing here. huge turbine blades, lined up by the humber estuary. look at those huge turbine columns there. absolutely enormous. this is a wonderful place to be for me, because being the bbc�*s climate editor can be really... i mean this genuinely, it can be really depressing. every morning i go to my inbox and it is bulging with emails about environmental devastation. so coming to a place like this is really exciting, because this is at the epicentre of a new industrial revolut

he's been speaking to our climate editor, justin rowlatt, at the balmoral estate in scotland.teresting, coming back sort of 50 years later, and talking here in this beautiful garden of yours, that the narrative has changed. lots of the things that you said are now mainstream... it's taken far too long. world leaders are gathering in glasgow to talk about the kind of issues that you were... yeah, but they just talk. and the problem is to get action on the ground, which is what i've been trying to do for the last li0 years! what about the people who protest? what about kind of extinction rebellion? do you understand why they go out and disrupt the streets? yes, of course i do, yes. but it isn't helpful, i don't think — to do it in a way that alienates people. so, i totally understand the frustration. the difficulty is, how do you direct that frustration in a way that is more constructive, rather than destructive. the point is that people should really notice how despairing so many young are. so let me ask you this... is our government doing enough to make these things happen? i

justin rowlatt, bbc news. justin joins us on the sofa now. justin, helped me with something.imate change. that is what the ipcc, the un science body, says. it wants government involved, it wants governments commenting and saying we will onlyjudge it on evidence but we want countries to contribute in this. it shows the real position they will take in this conference. notjust about real position they will take in this conference. not just about fossil fuels. brazilargentina conference. not just about fossil fuels. brazil argentina are both big beef producing nations. saying, do we need to stress that as much? meat can be part of a low carbon diet. some rich countries like australia and switzerland saying, do we need to stress so much the need to give money to poorer countries to help them with the transition to a low carbon economy? as you say, what it is revealing is the divisions and fractures that will make the negotiations in glasgow so difficult. ~ ., ., negotiations in glasgow so difficult. ~ . ., , difficult. when i hear that, it is thinkin: , difficult. when i hear that

justin rowlatt there. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.nisations to improve its knowledge of and response to reports of domestic violence from black women. anglian water says it will take at least two months to fix a blocked drain which caused sewage to flood onto the streets of southend last week. a number of beaches remain closed. the government said it is providing funding to help those on the streets in the winter months and those affected by drug and alcohol problems, but charities are urging ministers to come up with a long—term solution to homelessness. it needs to be as much about the system as the individual parts of it. we don't want to be setting up beds that have no drug treatment in, or beds that have got no health care in, or drug—treatment services that don't come with someone being housed on the same day. it has to happen together, or else it won't work. travel, there are problems on the metropolitan and northern lines and minor delays on tfl rail. good morning. it's another mild but largely cloudy start to the day. we do h

the bbc�*s climate editor, justin rowlatt, is in hull for us this morning looking at the role wind powercredible towers. these are the towers of the offshore wind turbines. each one is 150 metres. add on a turbine blade which is 81 metres, you are talking 200 metres, which is the equivalent of a 60 story building. listen, it can be quite depressing being the bbc plasma climate editor, because every morning i go into my inbox and it is bulging with emails about environmental devastation. so coming here is really uplifting because this place, in a sense, is the epicentre of a new industrial revolution. designed to address the central challenge, as i call it, of the 21st century, this huge effort of all of humanity to move away from fossil fuels. of all of humanity to move away from fossilfuels. i have been out into the north sea, 120 kilometres from here, 75 miles into the north sea, to try and get a sense of what it takes to maintain the wind turbines, keep the turbine blades turning delivering clean, green, electricity to the homes of britain. it's actually much smoother than it looks. 0

his royal highness has been speaking to our climate editor, justin rowlatt. here he comes.f bought in 18a8. oh, on the balmoral estate? before they brought balmoral. and that is how... well, it has a very special atmosphere and the house is rather wonderful because it is 1731, the original, just the first bit, and there have been extensions put on ever since. but i don't know, it is its setting and its atmosphere. and tell us about the arboretum because this is something you planted. this was a rather empty field that the farm didn't need any more, so i thought, "ah..." the great thing was i managed to plant it the same year that my grandson was born, the eldest, george. so i thought i would call it prince george's. and it's an autumn garden, isn't it? it is really for autumn colour, and a bit of spring, but autumn is the magic up here. so, finding all the interesting trees and shrubs and so on that turn an interesting colour is half the battle. so, let's talk about that while we walk around but i would like to draw your attention to this because am i right in thinking that

our climate editor, justin rowlatt, has been taking a step back, explaining what these summits are all get together and discuss how we can reduce carbon dioxide emissions. that is the code of what they are about. it is a huge challenge. we know that carbon dioxide drives global warming, temperatures have been increasing and will continue to increase if we continue to pump carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere. so backin emissions into the atmosphere. so back in 1992, at the rio earth summit, it was agreed that we needed to do, the world community needed to do something about it. they said this is something that is going to be ongoing, it is a difficult problem, we can't solve it in one 90, problem, we can't solve it in one go, we need to discuss how we're going to do this. that is what these conferences are, the latest iteration of these conferences, 206i iteration of these conferences, 2061 have been so far which shows how difficult is to get to the world to disagree so far —— 26. who is going to help her with her, fund, with finance, racing through this really quickly world. p

prince charles, in his interview withjustin recent days, prince charles, in his interview with justin rowlattding the australian prime minister and the leaders of china, russia, _ minister and the leaders of china, russia, india and brazil. so perhaps she hopes _ russia, india and brazil. so perhaps she hopes the message will get through— she hopes the message will get through to them. thank you very much. west berkshire council has confirmed that some pcr tests carried out at one of its sites have been returning false negative results. people who were tested at the newbury showground between the 3rd and 12th of october are now being urged to get re—tested, along with their close contacts. health officials are expected to give further details later amid concern that other sites in the south—west of england might be affected. we're joined now by our health editor hugh pym. morning, hugh. what do we know about this now? well, the only definite signal we have _ well, the only definite signal we have had — well, the only definite signal we have had from any authorities from west— have had from an