our environment correspondent roger harrabin reports. let's just start by looking up...e heat waves and that would leave the elderly vulnerable. care homes like this will need to be adapted to stay cool this will need to be adapted to stay cool, along with hospitals and homes. some exercise classes are already accompanied by careful rehydration. we ensure staff are extra vigilance and have an awareness of how important it is to support our residents in being hydrated and we do that by offering cold and odd options often. care homes are a problem because of the uk's increasing elderly population but many hospitals are overheating as well and even modern buildings are built with ventilation that are inadequate for the sort of temperatures we are expecting. the fa ct temperatures we are expecting. the fact large areas of the uk. some areas vulnerable to sea level rise. ministers need to medicate much better about what is expected with extreme weather strikes, according to the report. the transport department comes in for sharp criticism. its emissions have barely dropped. t

roger harrabin, bbc news. year since the united states pulled out of the iran nuclear deal and re—imposed sanctions on the regime in tehran. now iran is putting pressure on britain and other european nations that were co—signatories to the deal. it says they've failed to honour a promise that they would compensate iran for the losses it's suffered as a result of fresh american sanctions. iran's ambassador to the un has been speaking to the bbc‘s barbara plett—usher. for the time being, we are in the deal and we invite others to stay in the deal. apparently, besides the us, the europeans have not been up to the job and they have not honoured all the commitments, all their commitments, up to now. but what more are you expecting the europeans to be able to do? they cannot give you the economic benefits of the deal because the us sanctions are too strong. when president trump decided to get out of the nuclear deal, we were approached by three european leaders, encouraging us, insisting iran not to get out of the n

government to devise a strategy that will eliminate the need to own a car. 0ur environment analyst roger harrabinocal air pollution. there over hitting the planet. the clea n there over hitting the planet. the clean electric car will solve our problems, the government thinks. but wait a minute. in problems, the government thinks. but waita minute. in many problems, the government thinks. but wait a minute. in many city streets, car charging is wait a minute. in many city streets, carcharging isa wait a minute. in many city streets, car charging is a tangled obstacle. and not ideal if you can't get a spot outside your house. the report says targets for electrifying the car fleet may be very hard to meet. meanwhile, congestion won't be solved by electric cars either. in fa ct, solved by electric cars either. in fact, self drive electric vehicles could even make jams worse, as people choose to live further and further from the office. key m essa 9 es further from the office. key messages that we need to reduce energy demand and transport by reducing the amount of use of private cars, and by using ot

roger harrabin, bbc news.cessible and gender—neutral, according to new guidelines by the welsh government. the changes will come into force from september. a consultation was launched last autumn following the summer heatwave, when some parents claimed uniform policies were too strict and the clothes too expensive. it means that girls will be able to wear trousers and boys will be able to wear skirts. users of amazon's digital assistant alexa will now be able to get medical advice directly from the nhs. from this week, the voice—assisted technology will automatically search the nhs choices website when uk users ask health—related questions. previously it provided information from a range of sources. the department of health in england says it could help to reduce demand on the nhs. frontline police officers say the service in england and wales has been cut back so much it isn't robust enough to respond to changing patterns of crime. their views are contained in a review carried out by the home office, which al

they have been captured very well by your correspondence, roger harrabin, that we really cannot relytransport problems. unfortunately we can't rely on electric vehicles to solve the key problems around the environment, around climate change, they will not happen quickly enough, u nfortu nately, they will not happen quickly enough, unfortunately, and also air quality, they are clearly much better for air quality but not zero impact. that is because of the admissions from bra kes because of the admissions from brakes and tyres. a lot other problems in transport, congestion, people relying on their cars which is contributing to an obesity epidemic, at quarter of households don't have any cars and, for then, where we don't invest in the alternatives, it gets worse and worse. i suppose the government would say it is investing in alternatives and would point out that some people absolutely need their cars, essentially because they live in the countryside or areas without good public transport networks? we accept that argument, we are not suggesting that the car will go away, that everybody

roger harrabin, bbc news.—old girl in germany. the case has caused outrage in germany and led to demands for those not granted asylum to be deported more quickly. veteran actor freddie jones, who is best known for playing sandy thomas in emmerdale, has died at the age of 91. his agent confirmed the news and described him as "a much loved and admired actor, known for his triumphs in theatre, film and tv." the german chancellor, angela merkel, has again been seen shaking amid mounting concern about her health. she began trembling as the national anthem was being played during a visit from finland‘s prime minister. concerns about her health were first raised, after she was seen shaking during a ceremony with the ukrainian president last month. the chancellor has played down the issue, insisting there is no cause for alarm. with the likes of the long—established williams sisters, and now teenage sensation coco gauff leaving a big impression in her wimbledon debut, it‘s clear there‘s no shortage of black and ethnic

roger harrabin, bbc news.of the earth's acting campaigns director and joins me in the studio. thank you forjoining us. . there area thank you forjoining us. . there are a lot of words increasingly and that you target that theresa may has outlined of net zero by 2050 but what do you think about whether the actions are matching it. as you say, there is a lot of warm words from theresa may but not a lot of action, this is a really damning report which says that the 25 there is the government is being measured, it is only making progress on one of those areas and in fact it is going backwards in some of those areas which is not surprising when you see the contradiction at the heart of government, where they are talking about building new roads, new i’u nways , about building new roads, new runways, they are backing fracking. none of these things are going to help us to solve the climate emergency, so help us to solve the climate emergency, so there is a lot to do. there are competing issues, obviously, aren't ther

roger harrabin, bbc news.today, one set in terms of tackling it we are not doing nearly enough and that's in our transport sector in particular, both road vehicles and aviation. but also in how we heat our homes and the agriculture sector. across the board saying businesses, government and transport have to do so much more to get our carbon emissions down and stop burning fossil fuels. the other report? the other report was how as a country we are adapting to the changes that are already here and are going to increase year on year. what that said was we have barely begun. it scored zero 433 sectors, 33 key sectors —— zero for 33 key sectors. they said that there isa 33 key sectors. they said that there is a less than six people working on this across the country in the civil service. sea levels are arriving —— are rising every year. given the amount of people's health at risk and the financial cost to our country it's amazing we spent such little amount of resources, time and effort to adapting to the extreme

our environment correspondent roger harrabin reports.ng up... climate warming means more heatwaves are inevitable in the uk. that will leave the elderly vulnerable. they can't expel heat easily. the report says care homes like this will need to be adapted to stay cool, along with hospitals and homes. summer exercise classes here are already accompanied by careful rehydration. during the hot weather period, we ensure that staff are extra vigilant and they have an awareness of how important it is to support our residents in being hydrated. and we do that by offering fluids little and often, offering a variety of cold and hot options. climate heating will effect large areas of the uk, ca re care homes are a particular problem because of the ageing population but hospitals are a problem too. and even modern flats are sometimes being built with ventilation that is com pletely being built with ventilation that is completely inadequate for the sort of temperatures we are expecting to hit. climate heating will effect large areas of the uk, the r

government to devise a strategy that will eliminate the need to own a car. 0ur environment analyst roger harrabinnt thinks. but wait a minute. in many city streets, car charging is a tangled obstacle. and not ideal if you can't get a spot outside your house. the report says targets for electrifying the car fleet may be very hard to meet. meanwhile, congestion won't be solved by electric cars either. in fact, self—drive electric vehicles could even make jams worse, as people choose to live further and further from the office. the key message is that we need to reduce energy demand in transport by reducing the amount of use of private cars, and by using other forms of transport to substitute for that — so public transport, safe cycling and walking, access to a car through sharing facilities. the government says it is investing and getting people walking and cycling, but critics say that is dwarfed by road—building. we do need technical innovation, the report says, but the innovation needs to help people whether they have a car or not. a strain of the common cold virus could help infect and kill bla