lots of people from the university of syd ney of people from the university of sydney on their puttingle, putting motion sensors on people, putting motion sensors to track our people were sleeping. part of the testing was also food as well, nice puddings and stea k also food as well, nice puddings and steak so it was about pushing our circadian rhythm into sydney time. even though we got on the flight at about 6am uk time, it was trait —— straight into dinner and wine. that doesn't sound like a very normal flight doesn't sound like a very normal flight experience for most people. were you sitting in coach class? there are not very many of you on the flight and i can see you doing some exercises. that will not be the reality for most people on board these lights. not at all. there was 53 of us including crew on the plane and the passengers, we will roll in business class and it was quite spooky walking round this huge 787 dreamliner and seeing all the empty seats while you are in the air. i asked the ceo allanjoyce asking why you won't doing tests in economy class. i'm sure you will be f

extreme weather and said venice was on its knees there's also plenty of anger here since at the university of sydney i have a small shop and we had around $15000.00 euros worth of damage i was prepared for a maximum of 60 centimeters of water but it was well over 70 we didn't have enough electricity and my pump was a strong enough to stop it. i'm undersea barrier called the moser is being constructed to protect venice from high water but it's not finished yet it has faced constant delays since construction began in 2003 as local taken the aftermath of the flooding city officials say the damage could total hundreds of millions of euros. or earlier we spoke to our correspondent julie inverness and she gave us this wrap of the situation in the city of venice has gone back at least for today to its normal tides in this time of year the moon and the sun in their effect on the earth's waters. influence the high tide in venice so today we reached about 110 centimeters which is definitely lower than the record reached on tuesday night people however are still reeling from the high tide they are counting the

authors about reports and a lecturer in the school of life and environmental sciences at the university of sydney he explains what needs to happen next to lessen the impact of global warming the timescale is difficult difficult to predict and it's probably a topic of debate as well however we feel like even though some of the impacts of climate change are already evident and climate change impacts appear to be accelerating and happening at a faster rate than predicted we still feel like there is time to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and hopefully change the trajectory of the graphical indicators that we presented in the paper lots of small individual changes that that people make in their day to day lives in terms of what they're eating in terms of reducing made consumption reducing air traffic air travel using renewable sources of energy all of those small changes i going to make larger scale impacts and it's also going to influence policymakers the business communities and governments to to really start taking the much bigger steps that are needed at a global scale to tackle this problem of c

authors on that report he's a lecturer at the school of life and environmental sciences at the university of sydney he joins us from that city right now thomas newsome how much trouble are we in well wait tracked the causes and effects linked to climate change over the last 40 years since some of the most prominent early warnings were given that we have an issue with with climate change when we look at the causes of climate change we look at all the human impacts the impacts that humans are having in their day to day lives or through energy consumption air traffic transport. make consumption forests lost and things like that the trends out great and they're all heading in the wrong direction and then as a consequence we're seeing increased greenhouse gas emissions and then we're seeing other things like increase in the frequency of extreme weather events oceans warming all those trends are looking great and under a business as usual approach it's only going to get worse. ok your lead intro into your report i'm going to read it out loud and kind of quote it back to you if i may scientists have a mor

. >> reporter: the university of sydney's avion hospital which needs private donations to save koalasill eventually have no wild koalas in the wild, you'll have to go to a zoo. >> you think that is a real possibility. >> i do think it is. >> reporter: now at extreme risk so back here with archer and sydney and chad. there's an effort in australia to create something similar to the bald eagle protection act in the states that brought the bald eagle back they would like to do something similar with the koala because without that kind of a big national effort, they fear that the koala is very much in danger guys, back to you. >> get on that letter. >> i'd sign that in a second. >> do you recognize archer >> i don't, but i feel like he lives in my soul. >> you should recognize him because you actually played with archer back in 2015. >> remember that >> same koala. >> you're kidding me. >> arthur's heart is broken, you didn't recognize him. >> you just said, we have to save these koalas. >> we have to write the letter today. >> get on it. >> archer. all right. >> your spirit animal. >>> s

hayley bates from the university of new south wales, sydney has been researching these possums.incredibly unusual. they are very different from other possums. they are found on our highest mountain peaks and spend most of their time underground and we feel they are very threatened by climate change, so they have an unusual relationship with snow, they tend to occur in our highest areas and many of their food resources as well are impacted by climatic changes, depending on the cold and warm seasons. so it turns out, it sounds like there is little possums are not well suited to cold climates, but you found that out through looking at fossils. tell us a little bit about that. yes, that's right. this piece is actually has a really unique path. as lineage goes backin really unique path. as lineage goes back in the australian fossil record for about 25 million years. currently we see it as a really vulnerable species but that is not true when we look at the fossil record going back. so this group seems to have survived climate change over and over again throughout the fossil record wh

of tuition. but it was basically free. and it generated some great leaders ca sydney college, leaders a came out of sydney college, sydney university>> sean: how will we pay for it, geraldo? now he is offering free schiff. >> geraldo is making a big mistake. just because a government can do something does not mean the private sector won't do it better.t everythings. the government touches, it wrecks. a bankrupted social security and destroyed public education. it burns everything to the ground. >> i love the spasms of anger she causes.s. >> the high schools in baltimore, not a single kid proficient in math or reading. you can't screw it up that bad. all right, this is turning into a schiff show. thank you, both. two hollywood jackass liberals are villains of the day. up next. ♪ >> sean: hollywood liberals are back doing what they do best, attacking the president. this time, robert de niro, over the hill, horrible actor, boring at this point in his life, he supposed to be promoting a new movie, on the late show donald trump is all they could talk about. no wonder their ratings suck listen to this. >> it's like living in an abusive h

of sydney let's get more on that story now. chris turney is professor of climate change and earth science at the university of new south wales. from wollongong. to of the present situation? thanks u nfortu nately to of the present situation? thanks unfortunately eased off a fair bit overnight. i'm on the south side of syd ney overnight. i'm on the south side of sydney in new south wales. yesterday we had catastrophic fire warnings, even down here as well and is the first time we've ever had those. we are regularly keeping an update on the absent example here, this one showing where the fires up and down the coast. further north, they are having a horrendous time, particularly in queensland, as you've heard. stilli particularly in queensland, as you've heard. still i think i'm a 70- you've heard. still i think i'm a 70— plus fires burning uncontained. some of these fires are notjust related to climate change, it is arson. it is one of the things where you see this strange event happening and people are saying not to talk about climate change, the fire seasons are getting longer, they are starting earlier and just last month, w

of australia's east coast — including sydney — is facing some of the worst threats from bushfires the country has ever seen. a second day of disruption in hong kong as protestors block roads. schools and universities chief executive carrie lam says the protesters are extremely selfish for trying to paralyse the territory. she called them enemies of the people. a second day, monday became one of the most violent day so became one of the most violent day so far in five months of protests. another man arguing with protesters ata train another man arguing with protesters at a train station was set on fire. he is in hospital with severe burns to nearly 30% of his body. it is great concern about what might be coming next. for many in bolivia, the demise of the region's longest standing president could not have come soon enough. bolivian president evo morales is on his way to mexico to take up the offer of asylum, after he was forced to stand down on sunday. his resignation has sparked clashes between his supporters and police. the mexican foreign minister said mr morales' life was at risk in his home country. at least 20 people have been injured — katy watson reports from la paz. for many in bolivia, th

of the city's universities threw petrol bombs and bricks at police a situation remains especially tense after the week began with extremely violent clashes bushfires in australia threatening the sydney's northern suburbs as a mix of hot air and strong winds continues to fan the flames the weather is expected to continue to to facilitate the bushfires and authorities say they may not have them under control until next week. earth rises next featuring the social movements fighting for environmental future if you stay with us you can buy for. u.s. president donald trump is about to host turkey's president richard duran at the white house with their countries and odds over syria and threatened u.s. sanctions. join us for extensive coverage of the 2 leaders meet on. climate change is an existential threat to life on. the world health organization predicts that in 30 years it will be directly responsible for the deaths of over $250000.00 people each year. many fewer governments the failing to respond and it's unlikely that the paris agreement targets of keeping the global temperature rise below 2 degrees centigrade will be met. but to time and pressure groups believe change is possible this

of the city's universities threw petrol bombs and bricks at police a situation remains especially tense after the week began with extremely violent clashes bushfires in australia threatening the sydney's northern suburbs as a mix of hot air and strong winds continues to fan the flames the weather is expected to continue to to facilitate the bushfires and authorities say they may not have them under control until next week earth rises next featuring the social movements fighting for environmental future if you stay with us you can buy for. u.s. president donald trump is about to host turkey's president richard to run at the white house with their countries and odds over syria and threatened u.s. sanctions. join us for extensive coverage of the 2 leaders meet on. climate change is an existential threat to life on. the world health organization predicts that in 30 years it will be directly responsible for the deaths of over $250000.00 people each year. many feel govern.

of australia's east coast, including sydney, is facing some of the worst threats from bushfires the country has ever seen. a second day of disruption in hong kong as protestors block roads. schools and universitiesnounced that former us president jimmy carter has been admitted to hospital — he's 95. in a statement, the carter centre said he is to have a procedure on tuesday to relieve pressure on his brain, caused by bleeding due to recent falls and that he was resting co mforta bly. his wife rosalynn is with him. the former us secretary of state, hillary clinton has told the bbc she's "dumbfounded" that the uk government won't release an intelligence and security committee report into russian covert actions in the uk. the 2016 us presidential candidate is in london with her daughter she spoke to the bbc‘s mishal husain. i'm dumbfounded that this government won't release the report about russian influence because everyone who votes in this country deserves to see that report before your election happens. why do you think they won't release it?|j election happens. why do you think they won't release it? i don't know they won't release it? i don't know the answer that. i think reporters like you a

outside hong kong's chinese university the territories leader has accused the protesters of being selfish and paralyzing the city. australian authorities are warning that sydney and surrounding areas are facing a catastrophic bushfire threat dozens of fires are raging in the states of queensland and new south wales at least 3 people have been killed and thousands forced to flee this is either we need from berlin for more follow us on twitter at the news or visit our website that's w dot com. coming up on the deadly news asia. aiming for gold meet a young indian boy who's refusing to let a tragic accident get in the way of his dreams that and a whole lot more coming from right up on news asia and i'll see you at the top of the hour. let. me present your oh that's most fascinating and it's most ticks most creative of the book. trying to taste innovation really charming. on. carefully. don't know who is simply trying to get. discovered who. subscribed to. documentary on you tube. and there. is a cultural of all. their egos and since. their rivalry. 3 princes. dream of the arab world. they're there for power and boundless ambition comes close to the middle east i

university campus. tear gas, rubber bullets and a water cannon were used against the demonstrators. raging bushfires have damaged properties across parts of australia and briefly spread to suburbs of sydneythe catastrophic day feared by forecasters has largely been avoided, but 7a uncontained fires are still burning in new south wales. and these pictures are getting a lot of attention on bbc.com. a meteor has been sighted, blazing through the night sky over the us state of missouri. footage was captured on security cameras as it made its dramatic appearance. that's all. stay with bbc world news. more on our web site bbc.co.uk/news and the news app. now on bbc news live to singapore for asia business report. trumpet‘s trade war. the us president claims a deal could come soon. that's right ash financial markets shrug. —— trump's trade war. how africa's swine flu is having a very real impact on dining tables. good morning and welcome to asia business report live from singapore with me, mariko oi. let us start with me, mariko oi. let us start with the us— china trade war because president donald trump has been speaking at an event hosted by the economic club of new york. he talked about his

university campus. australian firefighters are bracing for what's being called a catastrophic bushfire threats dozens of wildfires are burning in the eastern state of new south wales which includes the city of sydney residents in rural areas have been urged to flee as some 100000 homes near sydney are at risk hot dry weather and strong winds have created conditions that are so severe one local fire chief has said if a fire starts we are not going to stop it. protect life. protect property. and sure everybody is a safe as possible. these are the principles guiding austerities honest trail yes east coast bracing themselves for the worst bushfires in the nation's history more than 50 blazes are burning across the state of new south wales authorities are expecting conditions to get even worse. another. one of those with leans forward really new direction all that was already there was about it and that's what you know if you haven't already done so and so just on to the fires are expected to spread quickly due to high temperatures and strong winds also eighty's are warning of catastrophic fire danger for to city of sydney to. about 6000000 people are affected by the fires people in the communities hav

: australia's east coast, including sydney, braces itself for one of the country's worst ever bushfire threats. riot police in hong kong fire tear gas at a universitybeen disrupted. schools and universities have suspended classes. turkey launches an investigation into the death of a retired british army officer who helped establish the syrian rescue service known as the white helmets. former bolivian president, evo morales, is on his way to mexico amid reports of fresh clashes in the city of la paz. hillary clinton tells the bbc she's ‘dumb—founded' that the uk government won't release a report into russian covert actions

of the city's universities threw petrol bombs and bricks at police tensions have been high after a police officer shot one demonstrator at close range on monday bushfires in australia threatening sydney's northern suburbs as a mix of hot air and strong winds continues to fan the flames firefighters in the state of new south wales they may not have the fires under control until next week . spain's socialist party has taken its 1st step towards forming a government after reaching a deal with the far left just put their most acting prime minister petro sanchez signed a preliminary coalition deal with lead a public place yes just 2 days after the election they still need support from other parties after their world is next taking a look at 2 high profile successes of arabs in different countries one use out of that. illo . oh oh. the owner. in never a corner of the world there are arabs who have migrated settled and in some cases found great success in their adopted countries. where stories of arabs fleeing war and hardship tend to make the headlines many others have left the middle east with the simple aim of making a new life. it often starts with education many students from the arab wo

university campus where tear gas, rubber bullets and a water cannon were used. raging bushfires have damaged properties across parts of australia and briefly spread to suburbs of sydney. the catastrophic day feared by forecasters has largely been avoided, but more than 70 uncontained fires are still burning in new south wales and queensland. an opposition senator in bolivia, jeanine anez, has declared herself interim president. the country's former leader, evo morales, has fled to mexico after being granted political asylum. he was forced to resign on sunday. the new appointment was not formally approved by congress. now on bbc news: panorama. we are flying more than ever before. during our trip we took around 20 flights. it was like 15 tonnes of carbon that we created. our passion for plane travel is warming the planet. climate change is a really pressing issue, and we're absolutely clear that we have to reach net zero emissions by 2050. tonight, we investigate how the industry is trying to clean up its act. nappies, plastic, cardboard. we'll take that and we'll turn it into sustainable aviation fuel. and ask, how much can we trust their environmental promises? you

university campus where tear gas, rubber bullets and a water cannon were used. raging bushfires have damaged properties across parts of australia and briefly spread to suburbs of sydneycontained fires are still burning in new south wales and queensland. an opposition senator in bolivia, jeanine anez, has declared herself interim president. the country's former leader, evo morales, has fled to mexico after being granted political asylum. he was forced to resign on sunday. the new appointment was not formally approved by congress.

sydney. let's return now to the wildfires in australia. joining me is dr karl kruszelnicki, professor of earth science and climate change at the university with us. should we start with the comments made by the deputy prime minister there in australia, saying people raising the issue of climate change at this time are the "ravings of inner—city lunatics". change at this time are the "ravings of inner—city lu natics". what change at this time are the "ravings of inner—city lunatics". what do you make of that? it is like saying every time there is a shooting of civilians in america, now was not the time to talk about gun control, nor is any other time. the scientists proved in 1989 that global warming was real and that we caused this episode, and the politicians have refused to deal with it. sooner or later they have to deal with it, hopefully sooner. new links climate change specifically to bushfires in australia, and specifically these events ? australia, and specifically these events? not me, but rather doctor thomas munsen and colleagues, a few yea rs thomas munsen and colleagues, a few years ago, showed that bushfires we re years ago,

university campus. tear gas, rubber bullets and a water cannon were used against the demonstrators. raging bushfires have damaged properties across parts of australia and briefly spread to suburbs of sydneyales. and these pictures are getting a lot of attention on bbc.com. a meteor has been sighted, blazing through the night sky over the us state of missouri. footage was captured on security cameras as it made its dramatic appearance. that's all.

university campus, where tear gas, rubber bullets and a water cannon were used. raging bushfires have damaged properties across parts of australia and briefly spread to suburbs of sydney. the catastrophic day feared by forecasters has largely been avoided, but more than 70 uncontained fires are still burning in new south wales and queensland. an opposition senator in bolivia, jeanine anez, has declared herself interim president. the country's former leader evo morales has fled to mexico after being granted political asylum. he was forced to resign on sunday. mr morales has described her appointment, which wasn't formally approved by congress, as a coup. now on bbc news, adam fleming and the bbc‘s politics team bring you the essential guide to the 2019 uk general election, with electioncast. electioncast from the bbc. we are in this election because of brexit. we don't want to be thinking about a general election. we want to be buying our christmas presents. if anyone says they know what is happening, cock an eyebrow, smile politely and turn your back. welcome to today's electioncast. it is adam here in election cast hq. and chris mason here as well. and we arejoined i

university campus, police fired tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon. some protesters threw petrol bombs. raging bushfires have damaged properties across much of eastern australia and briefly spread to suburbs of sydneye catastrophic day feared by forcasters has so far not materialised, but at least 70 fires are still burning uncontained in new south wales and queensland. an opposition senator in bolivia, jeanine anez, has declared herself interim president. the former leader, evo morales, was forced to resign on sunday and has fled to mexico — he's been granted political asylum. the new presidential appointment has not been formally approved by congress. now on bbc news, hardalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm zeinab badawi. malaysia has one of asia's most vibrant economies — the result of decades of stability and economic growth. it's also a multi—ethnic, multi—religious federation — but the majority ethnic muslim malays dominate the country politically. are racial and religious divides now threatening malaysia's stability and future prospects? there is growing concern that such tensions have been getting worse since a new government took office last year. my my guest is malaysia's minister for islamic a

university campus. tear gas, rubber bullets and a water cannon were used against the demonstrators. raging bushfires have damaged properties across parts of australia and briefly spread to suburbs of sydneythe catastrophic day feared by forcasters has largely been avoided but 7a uncontained fires are still burning in new south wales. and these pictures are getting a lot of attention on bbc.com. a meteor has been sighted, blazing through the night sky over the us state of missouri. footage was captured on security cameras as it made its dramatic appearance. that's all. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. for many filmmakers and filmgoers movies are about escapism and entertainment. look at the listings in your local cinema and you'll see what i mean. but not so for my guest today. one of the most lauded and durable directors in the uk film industry — 00:01:21,395 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 ken loach. he has made 27 films, he has won the biggest prize at cannes twice, and yet his films are the very opposite of escapism. his latest is an unrelenting, bleak take on the exploitation of workers in the so—called gig economy. if entert

coast, including sydney, is facing some of the worst threats from bushfires the country has ever seen. within the past few hours riot police in hong kong have fired tear gas at a universitydisrupted. and some breaking news. in the last few minutes it has been announced the former us president, jimmy carter has been admitted to hospital. he is 95 years old. a statement from the carter centre saying he is to have a procedure on tuesday to relieve pressure on his brain. this is caused by bleeding due to recent polls. they say he is resting comp doubly, his wife, roslyn with him does make he is resting comfortably. he was the 39th us president. in the last few minutes the former bolivian president evo morales has confirmed that he is taking up the offer of asylum in mexico, after he was forced to stand down on monday. his resignation has sparked clashes between his supporters and police. the mexican foreign minister said mr morales' life was at risk in his home country. at least 20 people have been hurt. katy watson reports from la paz. for many in bolivia, the demise of the region's longest standing president could not have come soon enough. 0vernight, celebrations turned t

university professors american kevin king and the australian weeks danny says the decision was very hard but he felt it was in the interest of the afghan people. in australia bushfires are edging closer to sydney's northern suburbs and firefighters say they might not get them under control until next week around 75 hours are currently burning across the state of new south wales as a perfect blend of hot air and strong winds helps spread them right along the east coast and the thomas for ports from sydney. australia is fire service chiefs have described conditions as catastrophic high temperatures strong winds and dry conditions are making bushfires trouble fast and people are being warned to prepare themselves for evacuate complacency kills we cannot afford for people to be complacent the fact that the catastrophic writing is there that's that's the highest level risk of all about dozens of fires a blazing in the state of new south wales and there are more in queensland to the north and in western australia and many have come close to cities this one just 18 kilometers northwest of sydney's famous harbor bridge but firefighters were able to contain it got home from work and then heard sirens ok