our climate editor, justin rowlatt, has more details.atastrophic floods in nigeria have driven more than a million people from their homes this month, an example of the kind of extreme weather science says will become more common as our climate changes. and we had a second day of dire warnings from the united nations, underscoring just how urgent the threat is. the world is on track for a rise of 2.8 degrees this century, with devastating consequences for millions of people, the report said. yesterday, un chief antonio guterres told the bbc he wanted rishi sunak told the bbc he wanted rishi sunak to attend. the told the bbc he wanted rishi sunak to attend. , , . ., to attend. the presence of the new british prime _ to attend. the presence of the new british prime minister— to attend. the presence of the new british prime minister will- to attend. the presence of the new british prime minister will be - to attend. the presence of the new british prime minister will be very l british prime minister will be very encouraging for all of us. h

justin rowlatt, bbc news, the un hq in new york.former political adviser in australia who was charged with raping a colleague inside parliament has been abandoned. bruce lehrmann had denied assaulting brittany higgins three years ago. our correspondent, shaimaa khalil in sydney told me what happened. the jury was discharged because it emerged that one member had actually been looking at an academic research paper about sexual assault that was not part of the evidence presented to court during the trial. the chiefjustice lucy mccallum said that while this may not have done any harm during the deliberations, this was not a risk she was willing to take. she also said that she estimated that she'd warned the jury members about 17 times if not more not to read external material, not to look at anything except the evidence presented to them. i remember being in the courtroom when she addressed thejury, saying much has been written about this case, much has been said about this case, do not to discuss this case outside the deliberation roo

justin rowlatt, bbc news, the un hq in new york.al of a former political advisor in australia who was charged with raping a colleague inside parliament has been abandoned. bruce lehrmann denied assaulting any he gets three years ago. let's talk to our correspondent shaimaa khalil. why was this case discharged?— khalil. why was this case discharged? the “ury was discharged h discharged? the jury was discharged because - discharged? the jury was discharged because it - discharged? the jury was - discharged because it emerged that one member had actually been looking at an academic research paper about sexual assault that was not part of the evidence presented to court during the trial. the cheese justice mr mccallum said while this may not have done any harm during the deliberations, this was not a risk she was willing to take. —— chiefjustice. she wanted thejury members to take. —— chiefjustice. she wanted the jury members about 17 times if not more not to read external materials and not to look at anything except what was presented

justin rowlatt, bbc news, the un headquarters in new york.p illegal secret police stations in foreign countries to intimidate and silence dissidents. a spanish ngo that conducted an investigation — says it found that china has set up over 50 unofficial police stations in at least 21 countries. following the investigation, dutch media found evidence, of at least two of the stations operating in the netherlands. the dutch foreign ministry says, their existence is illegal. the chinese embassy there says, it is not aware of their existence. anna holligan reports from outside the chinese embassy in the hague. dutch politicians have demanded the immediate closure of two so—called chinese police stations allegedly functioning illegally in rotterdam and amsterdam. a spanish investigation found evidence of similar outposts operating worldwide in an effort it said to silence voices of discontent and urge critics to come home. the liberal m p says these reports show that beijing's long arm of the law did not law a much longer than cheers with the proces

justin rowlatt, bbc news, the un hq in new york.americans will take to the polls in the us midterm elections when all seats in the house of representatives are up for grabs, as well as a third of seats in the senate. one major issue having a big impact on voter enthusiasm across both parties is the supreme court ruling this summer which overturned the long—held constitutional right to abortion. 13 states have already severely restricted abortion rights, and these elections will determine the future of legal abortion in several other states. 0ur north america editor sarah smith reports from michigan. tim draeger often uses his private plane to fly cancer patients to hospital. now he's volunteering to transport pregnant women from states which have banned abortion to places where they can terminate a pregnancy. in michigan, abortion is legalfor now. across the us, 13 states have severely restricted abortion, some with no exceptions for rape or incest, and it has become a major election issue. what does it say about america when people

justin rowlatt, bbc news, the un hq in new york. co—director of the round climate resilience centre and joins us now from pittsburgh. thank you so much for doing so. the un secretary general did not mince his words, potentially that potentially we are doomed. do you think governments face the scale of the threat? let governments face the scale of the threat?— the threat? let me start by sa in: the threat? let me start by saying that _ the threat? let me start by saying that i _ the threat? let me start by saying that i strongly - the threat? let me start by saying that i strongly agree with the un secretary general�*s recent comments on climate action is urgent, we must collaborate faster to protect our health, economies and children's futures. i think we have seen some efforts to decarbonisation of our economies and better management of natural resources in some instances, but this transition obviously needs to be a gradual and carefully managed process to prevent significant economic pain. to prevent significant economic ain. ~ .,

our climate editor, justin rowlatt, has been at a property in east london, helping with solutions one a hard line on this. the report in the times today suggested there was a plan to have a demand, a campaign to encourage people to reduce their energy demand. that was vetoed. we spoke to the climate change minister today. he said it was an agreement across cabinet that this wouldn't be an appropriate way to to move forward. but i'm here in hackney. i'm at a flat owned by a guy called rod mcmanus. and i can guarantee that i can save him money and reduce his impact on the environment. i reckon i can probably cut his energy bills by about a third. so quite significant savings by managing his demand. so let's go and have a look at his flat. rob, are you still there? yeah. hi, rob. good to meet you. liam, the cameraman. come on in, liam. let's have a look so we can start in the main room here. so this is rob's kitchen and front room. starting the kitchen. very easy savings you can make when you're boiling a cup of tea. measure out the water in a cup. only use as much as you need. heat stu

well, our climate editor, justin rowlatt, is at a property in east london, helping with solutions onmerged that the government isn't going ahead with a public information campaign to try and tell people what to do because the viewers, it seems, people know what to do and people obviously are already doing a lot. so tell us more about what you've been looking at. yes, the government's taking quite a hard line on this. a report in the times today suggested that there was a plan to have a demand, a campaign to encourage people to reduce their energy demand that was vetoed. we spoke to the climate change minister today. he said there was an agreement across cabinet that this wouldn't be an appropriate way to move forward. but i'm here in hackney, at a flat owned by a guy called rob mcmanus. and i can guarantee you that i can save him money and reduce his impact on the environment. probably, i reckon i can probably cut his energy bills by about a third. so quite significant savings by managing his demand. so let's go and have a look at his flat. rob, are you still there? hi, yeah. hi, rob

, unless we raise ambition in each chipped, the world will face far greater weather extremes. justin rowlatt at home because they don't earn enough to pay the childcare bills. now the biggest membership organisation for childcare providers in england, the early years alliance, is urging the new prime minister to make the childcare sector a top priority. they say that it is underfunded and in the middle of a recruitment crisis. 0ur education correspondent elaine dunkley reports. here we go, nice and high! at these sessions in manchester, a chance for toddlers to play and parents to have a catch—up. and it's notjust crying babies keeping them awake at night, but the eye—watering cost of childcare. more than my wage for the day to send them both to childcare, and before i've even left the door, i'm out of pocket. every week, i'm thinking, what can i cut down or how can i cut down this, and bills...? it's just endless stress, i suppose, now, it really is. natasha has also had to make big changes. she was a geography teacher and is now a stay—at—home mum. the joy of having a family has meant givi

the bbc�*s climate editor justin rowlatt has been sitting down with un chief antonio guterres and puttingt from twitter. from berlin, and a similar question from another viewer, who say, do governments understand the gravity of the situation? the point you're making, we have to turn this around within two or three years and do they understand that and get it? not all governments understand it. it's notjust a question for government, it's a question for everybody. it must be understood by heads of companies, especially those that contribute to climate change. it must be understood by those who contribute to cities. more than 70% of global emissions are made by cities. it must be understood by each one of us. we all have a footprint in relation to climate change and it depends a lot on the attitude of citizens what governments will do. so to mobilise public opinion, to mobilise civil society and to make public opinion ask governments to do things and act accordingly is very important for governments to assume the absolute need to bring back climate action to an absolute priority government

that report from our climate editor, justin rowlatt. switch off, some good lessons there. the last few weeks. it comes after a bbc investigation revealed abuse and neglect in the country's institutions — including cases of severely malnourished children, teenagers tied to benches and adults living in cots. this report from danjohnson contains some distressing images. these are the hidden lives of confinement we uncovered in ukraine's network of institutions. we saw malnourishment, mistreatment, and underdevelopment from years of neglect. like 0leg — trapped in a bedridden existence, denied the chance to live independently. and vasyl — taken from his family and tied to a bench, ignored by a system that does not care. and ana — grinding her teeth through the anxiety of childhood trauma. teeth grinding. we told their stories on behalf of thousands of disabled people locked away in places like this across ukraine. and then we were invited to bring that testimony to the united nations — to give evidence to its committee on the rights of people with disabilities. now we have its

our climate editor, justin rowlatt, went to meet them. meetjade and her six—year—old son, eric.having on your kind of household budget? well, i'm going to have to start making choices about where i spend my money, looking at my food shopping, as well, and i am worrying about how to afford it all. so we are going to go around your house and suggest some things that will reduce your energy consumption, the amount of money you pay, but also reduce your impact on the environment. but i've got to warn you, jade, i'm going to be tough on you. 0k! what? and the man with the clipboard is harry kind of the consumer organisation which? he's going to be working out how much energy and carbon dioxide our tricks can save. right, jade, let's start with heating, because that is the biggest user of energy in your home. and the first thing we're going to do is turn this down to 20 or 18...? 20. keep it on 20. and next, i'm going to look at your boiler. now this is... oh, that's quite good, but i'm going to turn this down just a notch and see how that works for you. there we go. all right, so the

our climate editor, justin rowlatt, reports.when you go out to an offshore wind farm. you get stronger winds further out to sea. conventional wind turbines are built up from the sea bed. they need shallow water up to about 60 meters deep, which is why these turbines represent a wind revolution. now, i know these wind turbines look pretty similar to the kind of offshore wind turbines you've seen before. but these really are different. these are an engineering triumph. each one of them is almost 190 metres high. that's about the same height as the giant towers at canary wharf. but these are floating. now, just imagine for a moment the forces they have to withstand. these have to stand tall in the strongest winds and the wildest storms. floating turbines are constructed onshore and then floated out to sea. the hope is they will unlock vast areas of deeper ocean. huge anchors moor the turbines to the sea bed. this opens up a lot of opportunities in countries like the west coast of the us where the coastline goes deep very quickly. w

week is our climate editorjustin rowlatt, who is out and about giving tips to householders on simple measures that may help reduce their energy use. we will beat with justin beat withjustin a bit later. we have a whole range of topics lined up. first, kevin peacheyis topics lined up. first, kevin peachey is has analysis on working age benefits and whether they should be linked to inflation, that is prices, ratherthan be linked to inflation, that is prices, rather than wages. working age benefits cost the government £87.4 billion last year. now, to put that into context, the defence budget is about half of that at 42 billion, while health and careful england is more than double at 192 billion. the benefits budget covers a range of payments, including housing benefit, personal independence payment, and employment and support allowance, a sickness benefit. but the biggest chunk of it goes on universal credit. around 5.7 million people claim this benefit. more than 40% of these claimants are in work. for those who are unemployed and older than 25, they get £77 a week. now, benefits are rated each april, usually in line with the previous september's inflation