leggett said you can't condemn a tree without looking at. it's like if you have a problem with your foot and you go to the doctor and he gives you a diagnosis and you take off you shoes, what kind of diagnosis is that ?this is comparable. we can't see the place where they're objecting to the tree. there's a bunch of terms like no ground layer, large diamond is not an indication, reverse taper, standing water is an issue. so basically the tree inspection wasfaulty . they didn't inspect all the trees and pretty much just sent up to flair and said we've got to get rid of all these trees so that concludes my remarks at this point. >> clerk: we will now move on to the bureau of urban forestry. >> thank you commissioners and president hondaand appellants . i think we're getting there in terms of what was done and said at the hearing back in 2018. it's definitely a lot of information to recover. out of respect for all the appellants it might require all 35 minutes whatever it takes. i'm going to go ahead and share my screen. so we're going to get i

our business correspondent theo leggett is here.lly that they want words turned into action. the cbi conference is an opportunity for big business to speak directly and publicly to the government and prime minister. this year the director—general set out his message, which was that investment is needed in growing sectors like biotechnology, cybersecurity, climate friendly business and this sort of thing, and that this could lead to a second kind of industrial revolution and bring new wealth to poorer parts of the country. but he said business could not do this its own. this might be a new line from the head of the cbi, but simply saying the market will fix these things is not good enough. there are free marketeers in the debate who say that government should never play an active role like this, but i don't know a country in the world, including and especially the united states, where governments aren't active in economic geography. the prime minister was next up on stage and it was an unusual speech. at one point he was lost for wor

theo leggett, bbc news. the time is 13:17. fully vaccinated against covid—19 by next spring, unless they're medically exempt. an announcement is due from the government this afternoon. and coming up — a trip to windsor castle for marcus rashford. the england striker picks up his mbe for his campaign against food poverty. coming up on the bbc news channel... could steven gerrard return to the premier league, this time as manager? with the rangers boss one of the leading candidates to replace dean smith at aston villa. it's nearly three months since the taliban regained control of afghanistan, and evacuation flights out of the country have largely stopped. but with increasing poverty and hunger, thousands of people are still trying to find a way out. the remote town of zaranj, close to the border with both pakistan and iran, is a people smuggling hub. traffickers there have told the bbc their business has more than doubled since the taliban takeover, and that many of the afghans fleeing hope to eventually reach europe. secunder

theo leggett, bbc news. grouping of academics, experts, people who study in nuclear industries. is that accurate? what is her overall view on the nuclear industry? the consulting — on the nuclear industry? the consulting group _ on the nuclear industry? tue: consulting group comprises on the nuclear industry? tte: consulting group comprises may on the nuclear industry? tt2 consulting group comprises may be up to 100 high—level academics experts, many professors, many experts in energy and risk and the rest of it. whatever view they take is a view thatis whatever view they take is a view that is academically sound. what whatever view they take is a view that is academically sound. what is our take that is academically sound. what is your take given _ that is academically sound. what is your take given what _ that is academically sound. what is your take given what we _ that is academically sound. what is your take given what we know - that is academically sound. what is your take given what we know so i that

his wife dee has been telling the bbc�*s theo leggett about the impact his detention is having on theirfamilyare 62, you are not going to have much time after that down the road and to have lost this much of our lives is pretty devastating. the most important thing in our lives is our family and we have not enabled to see our sons, our friends, for two years. he gave 30 years of his life to that company. did not want fame and fortune, but whatever was best for the company. but whatever was best for the company-— but whatever was best for the coman .~ , ., ~ company. why do you think your husband was _ company. why do you think your husband was targeted? - company. why do you think your husband was targeted? carlos i husband was targeted? carlos ghosn was the high—profile man, the linchpin in the relationship. you can see if he wanted to disrupt the relationship.- wanted to disrupt the relationshi. ., , , , relationship. he was supportive of carlos ghosn. _ relationship. he was supportive of carlos ghosn. he _ relationship. he was supportive of carlos ghosn. he was - relationship. he was suppo

theo leggett reports. £96 billion improvement plan for rail, hailed as the most ambitious in a generation, but here in bradford there is little sign of celebration. its two existing stations are run down and rail links are unreliable. a new one was meant to be built as part of the northern powerhouse rail scheme, a high—speed line linking leeds and manchester. now only half of it will be built. the rest of the ruth wilson to be upgraded and there will be no shiny new station for bradford. the services were _ new station for bradford. it'ie: services were delayed sol new station for bradford. it'ie: services were delayed so i feel like we could benefit from less transfers and more direct trains. the? we could benefit from less transfers and more direct trains.— and more direct trains. they are not that bad on — and more direct trains. they are not that bad on time, _ and more direct trains. they are not that bad on time, it's _ and more direct trains. they are not that bad on time, it'sjust _ and more direc

he's stiff leggett. here is what's missing there, tucker.he brain, no mri of the spines of upper or lower, no nerve conduction studies. you wonder, is it tied in with cognitive function? is there fluid on the brain? is it something with a spine? there's so many things that can cause thought that i would want to know about to leave that out altogether, very concerning. i will end by talking about something that nikki haley said. she said, seriously, everyone over the age of 70 who holds higher office should have a cognitive test. an extensive cognitive test. easy for her to say, tucker. 49 years old. tucker. >> tucker: wow. i didn't expect to hear you say all of that and it's distressing. i appreciate you doing it. dr. siegel, good to see you. >> we need more information. we need to know pair the public has a right to know. >> tucker: amen. i agree. so if you are not like the white house press secretary, gas prices matter to you. white house doesn't care. they want gas to go up because warming. gas prices are going to get even higher. we will

theo leggett, bbc news.e commitment to progress. the un has warned that ethiopia risks descending into a widening civil war if fighting in the northern region of tigray doesn�*t stop. rosemary dicarlo — un under secretary for political and peace building affairs — said no aid trucks had reached tigray 5 capital, mekelle, since mid october, despite seven million people being in urgent need of food aid. a man is being assessed in hospital after being injured in a cave complex in south wales. the caver spent more than 50 hours trapped underground after he fell at the site in the brecon beacons. more than 200 people from around the uk worked in shifts to bring him to safety. our wales correspondent, hywel griffith, sent this report from the scene. mission accomplished. after more than two days of painstaking, exhausting work, relief all round. together, these volunteers carried the casualty through an underground assault course of boulders, streams and ledges, the longest stretcher carry ever by a british cave r

leggett said you can't condemn a tree without looking at. if you have a problem with your foot and you go to the doctor and he gives you a diagnosis and you take off you shoes, what kind of diagnosis is that ?this is comparable. we can't see the place where they're objecting to the tree. there's a bunch of terms like no ground layer, large diamond is not an indication, reverse taper, standing water is an issue. so basically the tree inspection wasfaulty . they didn't inspect all the trees and pretty much just sent up to flair and said we've got to get rid of all these trees so that concludes my remarks at this point. >> clerk: we will now move on to the bureau of urban forestry. >> thank you commissioners and president hondaand appellants . i think we're getting there in terms of what was done and said at the hearing back in 2018. it's definitely a lot of information to recover. out of respect for all the appellants it might require all 35 minutes whatever it takes. i'm going to go ahead and share my screen. so we're going to get into the de

theo leggett has this report.t plan for rail, hailed as the most ambitious in a generation, but here in bradford there is little sign of celebration. its two existing stations are run down and rail links are unreliable. a new one was meant to be built as part of the northern powerhouse rail scheme, a high—speed line linking leeds and manchester. now only half of it will be built. the rest of the route will have to be upgraded and there will be no shiny new station for bradford. the services were delayed so i feel like we could benefit from less transfers and more direct trains. they are not that bad on time, it's just they're old trains, overcrowed with people. they are not very good. they are quite on and off. they always get cancelled a lot of the time, and i usually go to college, i'm usually late every other day. ambitions for hs2 are also being reined in. the london to birmingham section is already being built but there won't now be a dedicated high—speed link between birmingham and leeds. instead the new tra

leggett, i believe, you're going for the shave and a haircut situation, where, in fact, although there may be trees that are damaged or in distress, there are some trees that are not damaged and not in distress, and so -- i'm not saying that -- i'm not saying that the whole process shouldn't be done, but why should the whole bag of eggs be thrown out into the garbage can when there are four eggs -- assuming the rest of the basket's going to get rot, but you throw out the four eggs first because they stink. is there a process by which this can occur so this whole expanse of street front is not suddenly barren? >> commissioner, i hear your concerns, but it's which tree would fail next? they're all exhibiting the characteristics of the one that failed. the trees are all relatively similar size. there's only a couple on grove that you might call them a little bit smaller. but there's -- there's -- no. i mean, we're not seeing -- if there's an olive branch here, we would be the first to offer it. but unfortunately, we're not seeing it, and that's why we had literally everyone, including the

theo leggett, thank you so much.orthern fit warren, avon and somerset police area. despite the efforts of emergency services, they were both pronounced dead at the scene. two children were in the injuries, according to the force. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben. hello. the week has begun with some bright, but cold weather. many of us will hold onto sunshine this afternoon, but with a few showers plaguing some eastern and some southern parts, more cloud rolling into north—west scotland and parts of northern ireland, with the odd spot of drizzle, temperatures between 7 and 11 degrees. through this evening and tonight, where the skies remain clear across southern parts, well, it would turn cold again, with a touch of frost. some fog is likely through parts of east wales and into the midlands, but further north, scotland, northern ireland, northern england, not as cold, because here we will have more cloud, there will be the odd spots of light rain or drizzle, and we will generally have more cloud in the

we are about to embark on one of the biggest single act of leggett levelling up of any government ing shuai hasn't been heard from since she accused a chinese official of sexually assaulting her. human rights campaigners are concerned. it's not just it's notjust a question of proof of life it's a question or proof of freedom which is not an offer to many chinese nationals of particularly those that have levelled allegations against senior party members. the number of people on nhs waiting lists in wales has hit another all—time high — and ambulance response times have worsened once more. us actor alec baldwin faces a new lawsuit over a fatal shooting on a film set. lawyers are calling mr baldwin reckless. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. the transport secretary, grant shapps, has confirmed that high speed rail lines connecting leeds to birmingham and manchester will be partially scrapped. the shadow transport secretary accused the government of a "great train robbery" by breaking promises to people in the midlands and the north of england. but unveiling the government's intre

leggett said you can't condemn a tree without looking at. it's like if you have a problem with your foot and you go to the doctor and he gives you a diagnosis and you take off you shoes, what kind of diagnosis is that ?this is comparable. we can't see the place where they're objecting to the tree. there's a bunch of terms like no ground layer, large diamond is not an indication, reverse taper, standing water is an issue. so basically the tree inspection wasfaulty . they didn't inspect all the trees and pretty much just sent up to flair and said we've got to get rid of all these trees so that concludes my remarks at this point. >> clerk: we will now move on to the bureau of urban forestry. >> thank you commissioners and president hondaand appellants . i think we're getting there in terms of what was done and said at the hearing back in 2018. it's definitely a lot of information to recover. out of respect for all the appellants it might require all 35 minutes whatever it takes. i'm going to go ahead and share my screen. so we're going to get i