victoria gill, bbc news, milan.ught at auction by a us private equity firm. if approved by shareholders, clayton, dubilierand rice, which is advised by former tesco boss sir terry leahy, will pay almost £7 billion for the group. the queen has been addressing msps at holyrood to mark the opening of the sixth session of the scottish parliament. this will be the snp�*s fourth consecutive term in government, following their election victory in may. alexandra mackenzie reports. the queen wasjoined the queen was joined at holyrood by the duke and duchess of rothesay. they were greeted by party leaders, including the first minister. msps looked on as the mace and the crown of scotland were placed in the chamber, symbolising the challenges of this parliamentary term. this chamber, symbolising the challenges of this parliamentary term.— of this parliamentary term. this new session brings _ of this parliamentary term. this new session brings a _ of this parliamentary term. this new session brings a sense _ of this parliamenta

victoria gill, bbc news, milan.change, deforestation is now being seen as a leading cause of damage to the environment and human health. scientists are warning that the ongoing clearing of the amazon rainforest could have deadly consequences. they've found more than 12 million brazillians will be at high risk of heat—related illnesses within the next 100 years. our correspondent katy watson reports from the state of sao paulo. brazil is a country used to death in the face of pandemic. but this is a graveyard of another kind. an orange farmer all his life, luis has never experienced a drought like this. translation: i think the way it's going, the rainfall- willjust keep decreasing in the future. i can see that each year, the rainfall has been lower. the colour�*s drained from these orange groves, the fruit and leaves dried to a crisp. luis fernando says he'll have to dig this all up and start again, but the ground is too hard for the machines. and, even after replanting, it'll take another three years to harvest new

victoria gill, bbc news, milan.rtion rights in the united states, as pro life supporters could impose restrictions. fire has ravaged a honduran resort, forcing thousands to evacuate their homes. in the uk, the feel situation is critical, according to some fuel stations but the petrol retailers' association says elsewhere it is easing and thanked the restraint of drivers. figures show that two—thirds of sites now have fuel, 16% still have none. the military is due to help deliver fuel from monday. there are more cues on monday, this is the first time they have been able to fill up. it the first time they have been able to fill up.— able to fill up. it is like christmas _ able to fill up. it is like christmas came - able to fill up. it is like j christmas came early.. able to fill up. it is like - christmas came early.. these drivers in _ christmas came early.. these drivers in newcastle - christmas came early.. these drivers in newcastle when - drivers in newcastle when having issues. h0 drivers in newcastle when hav

victoria gill, bbc news, milan.lava continues to flow from the volcano. these are life pictures of the volcano which has been erupting for the past 11 days or so. authorities are advising people to limit their time outdoors in parts of la palma as the volcano on the spanish island is spewing out two new streams of lava, threatening further destruction. so far 6000 people have been evacuated due to the proximity of lava flows to their homes. after very successful covid—19 immunisation programmes using vaccines from the likes of pfizer and moderna, some richer countries are already rolling out booster shots. at the same time, many lower—income nations have been forced to turn to lesser—known vaccine providers, including some that have not yet been approved by the world health organization. professor terry nolan is head of the vaccine and immunisation research group at the doherty institute in melbourne. i asked him about the general picture when it comes to vaccine inequality. access to supply is most important, thoug

victoria gill, bbc news, milan. lava, threatening further destruction. many homes and crops have been destroyed, thousands of people have been forced to evacuate, since the eruption first began last month. our correspondent dan johnson is there. it seems like every day this volcano is forming more and more lava. there are more vents opening up, new ways for the lava to escape and that means even more lava flowing downhill, putting more homes and villages at risk. more than 1000 properties have been destroyed now, and this is an area that has been evacuated, so there are homes here where people haven't been able to get back for more than a week now, people wondering whether they will ever be able to come back and live here, because nobody knows how long this volcano will keep erupting. you can see the sort of ash that has spread right across this area. it is really thick, coarse stuff that covers absolutely everything. at times you can feel it in the air, you can taste it, but it all depends on the changing wind dire

victoria gill, bbc news, milan.ange, deforestation is now being seen as a leading cause of damage to the environment and human health. scientists are warning that the ongoing clearing of the amazon rainforest could have deadly consequences. they've found more than 12 million brazillians will be at high risk of heat—related illnesses within the next 100 years. our correspondent katy watson reports from the state of sao paulo. brazil is a country used to death in the face of pandemic. but this is a graveyard of another kind. an orange farmer all his life, luis has never experienced a drought like this. translation: i experienced a drought like this. translation:— experienced a drought like this. translation: i think the way it's auoin , the translation: i think the way it's going, the rainfall— translation: i think the way it's going, the rainfall will _ translation: i think the way it's going, the rainfall willjust - translation: i think the way it's going, the rainfall willjust keep l going, the rainfall willjust ke

victoria gill, bbc news, milan.session of the scottish parliament. this will be the snp's fourth consecutive term in government, following their election victory in may. alexandra mackenzie has the story. the queen was joined at holyrood by the duke and duchess of rothesay. they were greeted by party leaders, including the first minister. msps looked on as the mace and the crown of scotland were placed in the chamber, symbolising the challenges of this parliamentary term. marking this new session does indeed bring a sense of beginning and renewal. the scottish parliament has been at the heart of scotland's response to the pandemic, with people across this country looking to you for leadership and stewardship. due to the pandemic, much of the music was recorded around the country. here in plockton... and this group of asylum—seeking and refugee musicians in nicola sturgeon's glasgow constituency. we are a nation proud to call itself simply home for everyone who chooses to live here. and it is indeed fitting that the

victoria gill, bbc news, milan.. the spacecraft came within125 miles of mercury�*s cueto covered service. it is moving too fast to go into orbit but will begin more detailed observations. in four years' time. let's discuss this further and speak to a professor of planetary geoscience at the open university. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. it is important to say, isn't it? it is not the first time we have had a mission to mercury. there was an three decades ago. i be going back? ., , a, back? nasa sent the mariner ten mission and _ back? nasa sent the mariner ten mission and that _ back? nasa sent the mariner ten mission and that is _ back? nasa sent the mariner ten mission and that is the _ back? nasa sent the mariner ten mission and that is the one - back? nasa sent the mariner ten mission and that is the one you i back? nasa sent the mariner ten - mission and that is the one you were referring to but we also more recently had the messenger mission, another nasa. the first and only saw half the planet in

victoria gill, bbc news, milan.en who worked in a nazi concentration camp goes on the run to avoid a trial it for complicity in mass murder. in all russia's turmoil, it has never quite come to this. president yeltsin said the day would decide the nation's destiny. the nightmare that so many people have feared for so long is playing out its final act here. russians are killing russians in front of a grandstand audience. it was his humility which produced affection from catholics throughout the world, but his departure is a tragedy for the catholic church. this man, israel's right—winger ariel sharon, visited _ the religious compound and that started the trouble. _ he wants israel alone to have sovereignty over the holy- sites, an idea that's- unthinkable to palestinians. after 45 years of division, germany is one. in berlin, a million germans celebrate the rebirth of europe's biggest and richest nation. this is bbc news. a reminder of our top story. the us congress votes to avoid a government shutdown but more tough

victoria gill, bbc news, milan. woman who failed to appear in court to face charges of complicity in mass murder at a nazi concentration camp during the second world war. irmgard furchner left a care home near hamburg in a taxi hours before she was due to be taken to court. jenny hill reports. it's taken nearly 80 years to get to this moment, but this morning the elderly woman accused of complicity in mass murder didn't turn up for her trial. irmgard furchner, seen here as a young woman, had called a cab from her care home and disappeared before she was later arrested. it's a lifetime since she worked as a secretary at stutthof concentration camp. her lawyers argue she didn't know what really happened there. today, visitors are left to imagine the cruelty, the inhumanity, of the place. 65,000 people were murdered here — hanged, gassed, shot or simply left to succumb to the brutal conditions. i am convinced that she knew everything. because every order from the chief commander of the concentration camp went over her

from the meeting in milan, here�*s our science correspondent victoria gill.y tackle climate change and get to an agreement at that crucial un climate conference in glasgow in just a month�*s time. but also there is a lot of work still to be done. in his closing press conference, the us climate envoyjohn kerry said he didn�*t want to single out specific countries, he didn�*t want to target them, but there was a heavy intimation that china and india, the pressure really needs to be put on them to step up and deliver on what they promise. so basically to put in writing what they will do to limit emissions, and reach that climate agreement in glasgow. there are two major issues that have really stood out in this gathering, and that�*s that 1.5 celsius threshold. this is the critical number that scientists have said beyond which we get to the much more dangerous impacts of climate change, and the more vulnerable nations really want us to stay on a trajectory to keep that target within reach. but also finance. developed nations, the richest nations that are respons

victoria gill, bbc news, milan.ting to rule out booster shots, and at the same time, many low income nations have been forced to turn to lesser—known vaccine providers, including some that have not yet been approved by the world health organization. professor terry nolan as head of the vaccination immunisation group at the doherty institute in melbourne, and he told me about the key issues with the vaccines used by some of the world's chlorination. access to supply is most important, though. the international initiative which is called covax, which has been signed up to by many of the countries and many rich governments, to contribute vaccines into an international pool, is a really important step in making those vaccines available to countries around the world. first of all, everyone should, i think, take a cold shower about all of this issue about how much of a difference is there between the vaccines. by and large, all of the vaccines are doing a very good job at controlling covid. certainly the ancestral or the

0ur science correspondent victoria gill is with me.at the reaction from some climate groups, including greenpeace, which says that 620 including greenpeace, which says that g20 fails to confront the global crisis, and i think they are particularly disappointed on this 2050 target. that target for cutting global emissions. and the language around that has changed? yes. global emissions. and the language around that has changed?— around that has changed? yes, and that is key- — around that has changed? yes, and that is key. unfortunately, - around that has changed? yes, and that is key. unfortunately, this - around that has changed? yes, and that is key. unfortunately, this is l that is key. unfortunately, this is a difficult — that is key. unfortunately, this is a difficult protracted process of negotiation of global politics. climate — negotiation of global politics. climate change doesn't care about politics _ climate change doesn't care about politics. the global temperature will continue to rise based on the concentration of greenho

with me now is our science correspondent victoria gill. she has been with me all day so far. going to be expecting some speeches later including from alok sharma who is officially taking on the presidency at cop26 for the uk. let's go back to basics, how crucial is the summit? it to basics, how crucial is the summit?— to basics, how crucial is the summit? , . . . ., ., ., summit? it is a crucial part of an onauoin summit? it is a crucial part of an ongoing process. _ summit? it is a crucial part of an ongoing process. the _ summit? it is a crucial part of an ongoing process. the critical- summit? it is a crucial part of an i ongoing process. the critical thing about this is that we are rapidly running out of time. that's why we keep repeating this mantra about this being such a decisive decade and we keep hearing about targets being set out for a strategy to slash emissions in half by 2030. because this has been going on for so long, we first embarks on this process of all of these countries gathering at these cop conferences backin gathering at these cop conferences back in

particular there's disappointment about the language around the 2050 target. 0ur science correspondent victoria gillis is a difficult protracted process of negotiation in global politics. but the physics of climate change doesn't care about global politics. the global temperature will continue to rise based on the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, regardless. that's why the fundamental science of this mean that the window's closing, that's why the science lays out that in order to stay within that threshold of 1.5 degrees — global temperature rise on average since industrial times by the end of the century — that critical figure that will avoid some of the most dangerous impacts of climate change, that's what needs to happen. those dates have been projected by the science, they have been forecast by the science, so not setting a date on something that has been scientifically forecast to be essential is quite a disappointing start to cop26, especially when it comes as a communique from the 620. nations that represent 80% of global emissions right now. so not hitting that date, alth

victoria gill, bbc news, milan. limits access to abortions within the state. their wider fears the abortions within the state. their widerfears the supreme abortions within the state. their wider fears the supreme court may soon roll back national abortion rights. 0ur correspondent�*s report contains some flashing images. fife contains some flashing images. ve the contains some flashing images. 2 the wait has contains some flashing images. 92 the wait has got to stay! contains some flashing images. ve the wait has got to stay! this - contains some flashing images. ve the wait has got to stay! this is - contains some flashing images. ve the wait has got to stay! this is a l the wait has got to stay! this is a moment when — the wait has got to stay! this is a moment when abortion - the wait has got to stay! this is a moment when abortion rights - the wait has got to stay! this is a l moment when abortion rights face their most significant challenge in la have a century. from conservative lawmakers and judges. i am la

some more about the aims of the conference before the speeches with our science correspondent, victoria gill of the big door. the trouble is that the devil _ sight of the big door. the trouble is that the devil is _ sight of the big door. the trouble is that the devil is in _ sight of the big door. the trouble is that the devil is in the - sight of the big door. the trouble is that the devil is in the details l is that the devil is in the details because that is what we were hoping to see, the aim of this particular conference of the parties because this is the first time that the paris agreement, where we first got our global agreement for all countries to come together to try to limit global temperature increase to below 2 , try to get as close as possible to the 1.5 threshold scientists agree is the threshold beyond which we see the most dangerous impacts of climate change affecting billions of people and 1.5 to 2 is the difference between 750,000 people to 2,000,000,000 people which is huge facing extreme climate change. how that will be delivered is all about those details. what those 2