and rebecca morelle is here now. s today about dangers we face right now, notjust in the future? yes, that is right. we are moving away from thinking of climate change is happening in the future to some far off distant place, it is on our doorstep and it is notjust the uk. in the last few weeks we have had extreme heat waves in canada, wildfires in siberia, devastating floods in europe, more flooding in china, we are seeing the effects everywhere. to some extent these changes are already baked into the system. the greenhouse gases are already up there in the atmosphere. global temperatures have risen. the air is holding more moisture which means more rain but we can do things to stop it getting worse. decisions about what people eat to the transport figures to whether they fly or not, but really this is going to require some fundamental shifts, phasing out fossil fuels, to require some fundamental shifts, phasing out fossilfuels, cutting greenhouse gases to zero, and this is why the talks coming up in november and gla

rebecca morelle, bbc news. we have the results of the first two quarterfinals of euro 2020.nals of a major tournament was worth celebrating, whatever the result. why not soak up the atmosphere in saint petersburg arena? the swiss fans who travelled to russia to see their team lose to spain, as a european adventure finally came to an end. we european adventure finally came to an end. ~ , european adventure finally came to an end-— to an end. we is the same as three years _ to an end. we is the same as three years ago, _ to an end. we is the same as three years ago, we - to an end. we is the same as three years ago, we came . to an end. we is the same as i three years ago, we came here, 13 and lost against decedent. spain and switzerland remained locked at a goal apiece after extra time, despite switzerland being reduced to ten men before the end of normal time. after a nervy penalty shootout, spain emerged victorious. there fans backin emerged victorious. there fans back in madrid were unable to travel to the game, but enjoyed every moment. and it was a similar story in rome

rebecca morelle, bbc news, at a secret location in the cotswolds. was looking for clues as to where that secret location was. now on bbc news: click. on the weekend of the british grand prix, we're at silverstone for a race with a difference. we go back in time to show off some electrifying classics. and i'm at goodwood race circuit to see if i can drive round this historic track using just my head. silverstone is the home of british motorsports and i'm here at the britcar championship. but this is a race with a difference as one team is made up entirely of drivers who have some form of disability. but thanks to a bit of technology, they have serious hopes of taking home the silverware. more on that in a few minutes, but where's spencer? i said silverstone! are you lost? no, i've had an invitation that i could not refuse from another race outfit here at goodwood. now, we've got the whole circuit to ourselves today so i'm going to be on this track later, putting some brand—new assistive tech to the test... ..at racing speeds! just don't go breaking a

rebecca morelle, bbc news.l america, after the contentious years of the trump administration. with the coronavirus, mass migration and increasing violence, central america faces a difficult moment. so how can the biden—harris administration reset the relationship with those governments, given all the points of tension? the bbc�*s will grant reports from washington. a new administration in washington seemed like a new start for many migrants, but on herfirst trip to central america since taking office, vice president kamala harris delivered the same message that the trump administration had told anyone considering the journey. do not come. the united states will continue to enforce our laws and secure our border. she was widely criticised for it and later clarified that claiming asylum is an international right. but with washington also urging central american governments to crack down on people leaving their borders, many say there's no discernible difference from trump to biden. the state department's special

rebecca morelle, bbc news. stay with us.un for cover if you're not prepared. big showers and thunder and lightning on the way. not everywhere — in fact, many of us will miss the storms altogether, but where they occur, they could even bring some flash flooding. now, early in the morning, there will be already some heavy rain spreading across the southern half of the uk, moving northwards. to the north of that, across scotland, it will have been been generally a dry night. a bit fresher here — 11 degrees — but in the south, it's muggy — 16 celsius first thing. now already, that band of rain could bring 30mm or so in a short space of time, so even with that, there could be a bit of flash flooding here and there. but later in the afternoon, that's when we'll see the really heavy showers and thunderstorms developing. and the thinking is somewhere in the south—west of england, into western england, we could see this line of storms, mostly inland. in the extreme case, there could be around 80mm of rain. hence the risk of the flash

our science correspondent rebecca morelle joined them at the dig. three days to excavate this unique site. look how long they are. that's really cool! the cotswold quarry holds a treasure trove of sea creatures that lived 167 million years ago. what's here is so extraordinary, the location is being kept secret. we've got another really nice, exceptional specimen here. that's actually a brittle star. that's likely to be a new species. it's the quality of preservation, it's the number of fossils that we're finding. but it is also the diversity. it's really unprecedented in geological sites of this age across the world. this might not look like much, a small and very muddy quarry. but when you get down here and look up close, there are fossils everywhere. the place is teeming with them. before you even start to dig, you see some lying on the ground. like this starfish. you can see the delicate details on its arms. this area was a delta, back in thejurassic period, where a river ran into a shallow tropical sea. under water were animals like starfish and

rebecca morelle, bbc news, at a secret location in the cotswolds.men's football. the opening ceremony does not start until friday but some events have started earlier. andy swiss reports. after all the preparations, and of course a year it was finally time. two days before the games officially kick—off, team gb's footballers were doing so against chile in an empty sapporo stadium. first though, a moment of olympic history as both teams took the knee. the ioc have changed their rules to allow athletes to do so. the british team have high medal hopes in the football and were soon showing why. ellen white thought she had put them ahead, only to be denied by the offside flag. but her frustration didn't last long. as after less than 20 minutes, team gb's dominance reaped its reward. ellen white! this one will count! gb ahead! oh how she has longed for that! delight for white, and fist bumps all round. their first excuse to celebrate at these olympics, and a second wasn't too far away. chile hung in there until after the break, before ellen white struck a

our science correspondent rebecca morelle reports from cornwall.were extracted for hundreds of years. what you can see here is the sheet of mineralisation... work stopped decades ago, but these caverns could soon open up again, because, with the growth of renewable energy and electric vehicles, demand for the minerals found here is soaring. anything with an electric connection, a circuit board, whatever, has tin in it. so all of these objectives and uses that we are using to get to this carbon—neutral economy require tin to some degree and to have that domestic supply on your doorstep, it makes sense to see this mine into production. above ground, too, new methods of mineral extraction are being trialled. lithium, vital for batteries, is abundant in the south—west. if you want to unearth a mineral that is essential for going green, you need to do it in a way that's as green as possible and this is a test of new technology. the lithium—rich rocks lie about a kilometre underground and, as the water there washes over them, the mineral seeps into the b

rebecca morelle, bbc news.t few moments. the police are telling us that a man who. last night in central london has died. this is a 60—year—old man who has died and he was stabbed near oxford circus tube station at around eight o'clock yesterday evening. the met is calling this a random and unprovoked attack. a detective chief inspector quoted says, this is being treated as an unprovoked assault. we are not looking for anybody else. they have already arrested someone. they would like to reassure the public that it is not believed to be linked to terrorism. a25—year—old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and possession of an offensive weapon, but we are now hearing, sadly, that a 60—year—old man has died in hospital. the met goes on to say at length acted really wants to hear from anyone who witnessed that, in particular anyone who might have mobile phone footage or dash cam footage from a car, for example. they are also saying they would like to speak to two young men who interve

rebecca morelle, bbc news.es: watch the sound on apple tv plus, which premieres on friday. earlier he talked to my colleague, reeta chakrabarti, about his time working as an intern at rolling stone magazine — at the age of 12. my voice hadn't even broken yet, i had this high—pitched squeak and they let me answer the switchboard phones, in those days it was like the old—school buttons and i'd be like, "hi, rolling stone!" it's amazing what they let me do. but ijust wanted to be around music and i think because i wasn't some piano guitar prodigy or something i thought, maybe i'll write about it, maybe i'll make it, i'm not sure. i just want to be around it all the time. so in this new series that you've made for apple tv+ you are charting the history of music production, tell us a little bit about what you look at? yeah, well, we all know what a great song is but behind that in a great recording and our favourite classic recordings whether it's eleanor rigby or skepta, it's the sounds and we don't even realise ho

and rebecca morelle is here. stark warning, scientists saying very much this is happening now, it's not something happening in decades to come.— it's not something happening in decades to come. that's right, i think we are _ decades to come. that's right, i think we are moving _ decades to come. that's right, i think we are moving away - decades to come. that's right, i think we are moving away from | decades to come. that's right, i i think we are moving away from the idea of climate change being something happening in some distant place. it is here, now, on our doorstep, and it's notjust the uk. in the past few weeks we have seen extreme heat waves in canada, wildfires in siberia, devastating floods in europe and china. we are seeing the effects of climate change everywhere. some of these changes already baked into the system. there are more greenhouse gas emissions up there in the atmosphere and global temperatures have risen. the areas holding more moisture, there is more rain. but we can stop things from get

rebecca morelle, bbc news.risis advisory group, founded by the former uk chief scientist professor sir david king, asks whether rapid heating in the arctic region is driving changes in the jet stream in a way that influenced the recent weather extremes. professor king joins us now. thank you very much for your time today and obviously your focus is a more global one. you have asked that question about rapid heating and whether that is being driven by changes heating in the arctic region driving changes in thejet changes heating in the arctic region driving changes in the jet stream. have you come to any conclusions on that? , ., ~ have you come to any conclusions on that? , . ~ , that? yes, we have. i think it is very clear— that? yes, we have. i think it is very clear if— that? yes, we have. i think it is very clear if we _ that? yes, we have. i think it is very clear if we look _ that? yes, we have. i think it is very clear if we look at - that? yes, we have. i think it is very clear if we look at what - that

rebecca morelle, bbc news, at a secret location in the cotswolds.nother day of hot sunshine for most parts of the uk, and in northern ireland, it looks like we have broken a record once again. 31.3 degrees at castlederg in county tyrone, provisionally the highest temperatures on record in northern ireland. the previous record was only sent last saturday. so, still a met office amber extreme heat warning in force here. also one for southern wales, parts of the midlands, down into the south—west of england. and part of the reason for that heat warning is that temperatures really aren't falling far overnight. 11pm bringing temperatures still up into the 20s for some. as we head through the night, those temperatures won't fall an awful lot further. we will see some low cloud rolling in across northern and eastern scotland, parts of north—east england. that'll retreat to the coasts through the day tomorrow. a few thunderstorms popping up, but for most, it's dry with hot sunshine. and in northern ireland tomorrow, well, we could be looking at temperatures

rebecca morelle, bbc news.fered life—changing injuries at hillsborough has died at the age of 55. an inquest into andrew devine's death — held on wednesday — concluded he'd been unlawfully killed, making him the 97th victim of the disaster. james reynolds reports. andrew devine was 22 when he was seriously injured at hillsborough. at first he was given no more than six months to live. but with 24—hour care, he survived for another 32 years. his family say he was the centre of their lives. our devastation over his death, they say, is overwhelming. 96 more liverpool fans died of their injuries at hillsborough. two years after the disaster an inquest ruled their deaths were accidental. the families refused to accept this verdict. after years of campaigning they succeeded in obtaining a new inquest. in 2016, this hearing recorded that the fans were unlawfully killed. in a later trial though, the police commander at the game was cleared of gross negligence manslaughter. the liverpool coroner's court has now ruled th

finding them means going underground. 0ur science correspondent rebecca morelle reports from cornwallthe ago, but these covenants could open up again. demand for the minerals found here is soaring. fix, demand for the minerals found here is soaring.— here is soaring. a circuit board. _ here is soaring. a circuit board, whatever, - here is soaring. a circuit board, whatever, it - here is soaring. a circuit board, whatever, it has| here is soaring. a circuit i board, whatever, it has tin here is soaring. a circuit - board, whatever, it has tin in it. all of these objectives and uses we are using to get to this carbon neutral economy requote into some degree. to have that domestic supply on your doorstep, it makes sense to see this mine in production. above ground, two, new methods of mineral extraction are being trialed. lithium, vitalfor trialed. lithium, vital for batteries, trialed. lithium, vitalfor batteries, is abundant in the southwest. iii batteries, is abundant in the southwest.— southwest. if you want to unearth _ southwest. if you want to unearth a _ southwest. if you want to

rebecca morelle, bbc news, at a secret location in the cotswolds.hanges. on the satellite picture you can see this curl of cloud. this is an area of low pressure that will be with us in time for the weekend. but in the shorter term it's going to move quite slowly and the low is going to bump into this area of high pressure and what that will do is provide more of an easterly wind, which will push the hottest weather towards the western side of the uk. that is where we still have extreme heat warnings, amber warnings, from the met office. across the south—west of england, parts of wales, the south west midlands and also northern ireland. heat that could cause problems for health and infrastructure. lots of sunshine to go with it through the afternoon. a bit of extra cloud for some northern and eastern coasts of scotland. and a few isolated thunderstorms popping up. the highest temperatures likely to be across the south—west midlands, south east wales and into the west country. highs of around 31 degrees. we will see scattered showers and thunderstorm

here's science correspondent rebecca morelle. the changes we are seeing are dramatic.ilford in essex rainwater peered into the women's garden and garage, these extremes are the focus of a new report that assessed that uk's climate in 2020, from the hottest they recorded in heathrow in london where temperatures reach 37.8 degrees, to the coldest in braemar in aberdeenshire that hit a low of minus 10.3 degrees to reign in october with the wettest day of minus 10.3 degrees to rain in october with the wettest day on record and wind on the isle of wight with gusts reaching over 100 mph. the report says the uk is getting warmer, wetter and sunnier. we can see very clearly from observations that the gatekeepers that climate is already changing so climate change is notjust something that is going to happen in 2015 or we need to worry about at the end of the century. we are seeing this in our observations now. the report compared to most recent three decades with the 30 years before and it shows the good care is warming. before and it shows the uk is warming. the darker the red

rebecca morelle, bbc news, at a secret location in the cotswolds.'s embankement, and just before another weekend of performancesjulian joined me a little earlier to talk cabaret, comedy and cheesy balls. the proud cabaret on the embankment is very glamourous and it is a burlesque club, so i am doing my thing, which you can guess what i'm doing. but i'm introducing all these different burlesque acts who, it is a rather wonderful world that i have not been that aware of in the past and so, there are people doing all sorts of clever fantastic things. you will do your best to lower the tone, give us more detail about that. ~ �* ~' ., tone, give us more detail about that. ~ �* ~ ., ., , ~ that. well, i'm known for being kind of vulaar that. well, i'm known for being kind of vulgar and _ that. well, i'm known for being kind of vulgar and it _ that. well, i'm known for being kind of vulgar and it is _ that. well, i'm known for being kind of vulgar and it is what _ that. well, i'm known for being kind of vulgar and it is what i _ that. well, i'm known for b

the say the site is the discovery of a lifetime. 0ur science correspondent rebecca morelle joined them days to excavate this unique site. look how long they are. that's really cool! the cotswold quarry holds a treasure trove of sea creatures that lived 167 million years ago. what's here is so extraordinary, the location is being kept secret. we've got another really nice, exceptional specimen here. that's actually a brittle star. that's likely to be a new species. it's the quality of preservation, it's the number of fossils that we're finding. but it is also the diversity. it's really unprecedented in geological sites of this age across the world. this might not look like much, a small and very muddy quarry. but when you get down here and look up close, there are fossils everywhere. the place is teeming with them. before you even start to dig, you see some lying on the ground. like this starfish. you can see the delicate details on its arms. this area was a delta, back in thejurassic period, where a river ran into a shallow tropical sea. under water were animals like starfish and sea u

here's our science correspondent, rebecca morell. dramatic changes in our skies.e uk experienced a year of extremes. from storms in february, which caused chaos across the country, to a summer heatwave where temperatures sweltered above 3a degrees for six consecutive days, and rain in october with the uk's wettest day on record. it is all charted in an annual assessment of the climate which found the uk is getting wetter, warmer and sunnier. we can see very clearly from our observations that the uk's climate is already changing, so climate change isn't something that will happen in 20, 50 or something we need to worry about towards the end of the century, we are seeing this very clearly in our observations now. the report compared the most recent three decades with the 30 years before and found that on average the uk was 0.9 degrees hotter. for rainfall, the country was on average 6% wetter and 2020 was the eighth sunniest year recorded in the last 100 years. new defences are under construction, like this tidal barrier in lincolnshire, to cope with future storm su

rebecca morelle, bbc news. the director of environmental sustainability and green technology at the university of keele. doctor george, the morning to you. what we are seeing here according to this report is climate change not as some slightly abstract concept but in the here and now.— in the here and now. yes, this is what we are _ in the here and now. yes, this is what we are seeing _ in the here and now. yes, this is what we are seeing playing - in the here and now. yes, this is what we are seeing playing out. | in the here and now. yes, this is| what we are seeing playing out. i think part of the problem is that for years scientists have been warning about this and saying that the likelihood of this happening. but it is quite difficult for people to imagine that this intangible invisible gas that we are producing invisible gas that we are producing in our everyday lives is causing these real effects. and especially when the numbers that we talk about are so small. you mentioned their 0.9 degrees. it doesn't

our science correspondent rebecca morelle takes a look.ought back up and i have got some of the liquid here and it is from this that the lithium is extracted. the project is currently at the pilot stage. the aim is to have it entirely powered by renewable energy to make the process carbon neutral. right now, lithium comes from australia and south america, but the company thinks it could eventually supply around a third of the uk's future lithium needs. a typical mobile phone has about two or three grams of lithium in it, whereas an electric vehicle can have up to 50 kilos, so it really is a huge step change in lithium demand and that is why there is the need to look for it in places where we haven't looked for it before. two pieces of rock here that are both lithium ore. - the world bank estimates we will need a 500% increase in the global production of lithium by 2050. we should work towards a circular economy where we just _ recycle the metals we use, but at this moment in - time we can't do that. it's just the growth is too fast, it's t

our science correspondent rebecca morelle joined them at the dig.might get a handful of finds but here, it's different. scientists think there are tens of thousands of fossils lying in the mud. this place must have been teeming with life 167 million years ago. this area was once covered by a shallow tropical sea. living there were animals like starfish, sea urchins, brittle stars and sea cucumbers. the site was discovered by local fossil hobbyists, nav and sally. a slab of life. but at first, the quarry didn't look too promising. we were finding very small fragments of sea urchins, i tiny, tiny fragments, _ though, nothing really spectacular. when we got it home and cleaned it iup, he was like, "oh my god, sal, i you've got to come and see this", and there's this beautiful. - jurassic sea creature coming to life. - they're amazing! they're just, you know, just- as like they were alive yesterday. with so many fossils here, the challenge is working out which ones to keep. the very best are now heading to the natural history museum. the team says it's

rebecca morelle, bbc news, at a secret location in the cotswolds.ms popping up. they should be a little more isolated, i think, than they were yesterday, and the highest temperatures across parts of south—east wales, the south west midlands, maybe the west country, up to 31 degrees. now, through this evening it is going to stay dry for most. still one or two isolated thunderstorms rumbling around. temperatures will hold up into the 20s for many. those are the values you can expect at 11 o'clock, so not particularly comfortable, if you're heading off to sleep, and then, as we head through the rest of the night, we will bring some extra low cloud in across north—east scotland, north—east england, much of that retreating back to the coast during tomorrow. we'll see another day of largely sunny conditions, just one or two thunderstorms popping up, and highest temperatures in the west, 30 or 31 degrees. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the uk has demanded "significant" changes to northern ireland's post—brexit trading arrangements. but the europea

our science correspondent, rebecca morelle, reports. dramatic changes in our skies. 30 years before and found that on average the uk was 0.9 degrees hotter. for rainfall, the country was on average 6% wetter and 2020 was the eighth sunniest year recorded in the last 100 years. new defences are under construction, like this tidal barrier in lincolnshire, to cope with future storm surges. but the reality is flooding is having a devastating impact now with some homes being flooded again and again, changes that seem small having a big effect on people's lives. what's interesting about this report is there's lots of data in there, so there's lots of temperature records and percentage changes, but actually what we are seeing are the impacts — the impact to us as humans, to our businesses, to ecology across the uk. it really is being played out in front of our eyes. come rain or shine, the world will be heading to glasgow later this year for the united nations climate summit and we'll find out if governments can rise to the challenge of cutting emissions to stop the worst e

here's science correspondent rebecca morelle. the changes we are seeing are dramatic.ottest day recorded in heathrow london where temperature reached 37.8 celsius, to the coldest in aberdeenshire, that had a low of —10.3 celsius, to reign in october with the latest and record and leaned ——wind in the isle of wight with gusts reaching over 100 mph. the report says the uk is getting warmer, wetter and sunnier. we can see very clearly from our observations that the uk's climate is already changing. so climate change isn't just something that's going to happen in 2050, or we need to worry about towards the end of the century. we are seeing this very clearly in our observations now. the report compared to the most recent three decades were the 30 years before, this map shows the uk is warming. the darker the red, the bigger the temperature increase, and everywhere is now hotter by an average of 0.9 degrees. but east anglia and east midlands have warmed by more than 1 degrees. this map shows the changes in average rainfall. dark blue means more rain, and the uk is now an ave

our science correspondent rebecca morelle reports. the changes we are seeing are dramatic. flash flooding in the south of england. in ilford in essex rainwater peered into the women's garden and garage, taking the family by surprise. we turned off the electricity in the garage. i tried making a barrier in the garage to store more water coming in but it didn't really help and we were just worried about what to do because we have never experienced anything like this before. these extremes are the focus of a new report that assessed that uk's climate in 2020, from the hottest they recorded in heathrow in london where temperatures reach 37.8 degrees, to the coldest in braemar in aberdeenshire that hit a low of minus 10.3 degrees to reign in october with the wettest day on record and wind on the isle of wight with gusts reaching over 100 mph. the report says the uk is getting warmer, wetter and sunnier. we can see very clearly from observations that the gatekeepers that climate is already changing so climate change is notjust something that is going to happen in 2015 or we need

here's our science correspondent, rebecca morell. dramatic changes in our skies.34 degrees for six consecutive days, and rain in october with the uk's wettest day on record. it is all charted in an annual assessment of the climate which found the uk is getting wetter, warmer and sunnier. we can see very clearly from our observations that the uk's climate is already changing, so climate change isn't something that will happen in 20, 50 or something we need to worry about towards the end of the century, we are seeing this very clearly in our observations now. the report compared the most recent three decades with the 30 years before and found that on average the uk was 0.9 degrees hotter. for rainfall, the country was on average 6% wetter and 2020 was the eighth sunniest year recorded in the last 100 years. new defences are under construction, like this tidal barrier in lincolnshire, to cope with future storm surges. but the reality is flooding is having a devastating impact now with some homes being flooded again and again, changes that seem small having a big effe

rebecca morelle, bbc news. trust, had recently been appointed as co—conservators. what happened this week was on wednesday a judge ruled that britney's request was not to be granted and her father would continue as the co—conservator. what has happened is, the trust a day later has said, we don't want to be the co—conservators. we have heard what britney spears said in court in la the previous week. it was about a different matter, but they had heard what she said and they believed her and they feel she is being held against her will in this conservatorship, and they have decided they no longer longer want to be a part of it. throwing all kinds of questions into the air. there is going to be another court appearance later this month. the crucial thing is that britney spears has not yet actually filed in a court asking for the conservatorship to be ended. that is what britney spears needs to do, that is what will happen. but senators are getting involved now. questions are being asked at the top end of us politi

our science correspondent rebecca morelle takes a look. anything with an electric connection, a circuit board - supply. anything with an electric connection, a circuit board or - connection, a circuit board or whatever, has teen in it, so all of these objectives and uses that we are using to get to this carbon—neutral economy require tin to some degree and to have that domestic supply on your doorstep, to make sense to see this mine into production. make sense to see this mine into production-— make sense to see this mine into production. above ground to, new methods of— production. above ground to, new methods of mineral _ production. above ground to, new methods of mineral extraction - production. above ground to, new methods of mineral extraction are j methods of mineral extraction are being trialled. lithium, essential for batteries, is abundant in the south—west. this borehole reaches about a kilometre beneath my feet, where there are lithium rich rocks. unless the water down their washes over them, the mineral seats out into the brin