our energy and environment analyst roger harraben reports. china is currently the world's number one polluter with its massive carbon emissions from coal. but the us is most to blame historically for the emissions that are heating the atmosphere. the superpowers must work together on the climate. since the controversy over china's treatments over its uighur minority, us—china relations have been icy. but america's climate envoy john kerry has been in china, urging superpower cooperation to reduce emissions. the round table a symbol of working together. the us will announce its planned emissions reductions at a joe biden climate summit next week. he admitted... it's not easy for any country. we all face this challenge. but europe has set a goal of 55% reduction. the uk has set a goal of 68% reduction. so we are evaluating right now what we ourselves can do. china's already the world's top new factor of wind turbines and solar panels. thejoint statement said finance must shift towards renewables, away from coal. environmentalists say the stat

roger harrabin, bbc news. supporters of the jailed russian opposition activist, alexei navalny, have said he could die within days. doctors say blood tests indicate he�*s at risk of both kidney and heart failure. mr navalny is on hunger strike, because he�*s not being allowed access to his own medical team. speaking on the andrew marr show russia�*s ambassador to uk, andrei kelin, was asked if mr navalny would be allowed to die in prison. of course he will not be allowed to die in_ of course he will not be allowed to die in prison but i can say that alexei — die in prison but i can say that alexei navalny behaves like a hooligan. his purpose with all that is to attract attention for him. also_ is to attract attention for him. also saying that today is left—handed sick, tomorrow it isn't like that_ left—handed sick, tomorrow it isn't like that is— left—handed sick, tomorrow it isn't like that is second all that stuff. the european court human rights has ruled that the charges against him for mon

roger harrabin, bbc news. conspiracy theories about coronavirus vaccines and the pandemic have spiked on social media in recent months. what is it like to believe these theories — and then to reject the online movement with which you've been involved? our specialist reporter marianna spring spoke to one woman about her experiences. conspiracy theories, including about vaccines, have boomed on social media during the pandemic and family and friends of those who believe them have been voicing their concerns. catherine knows better than most what that is like. nowadays, she lives a quiet life in the isle of wight with her family but she used to be an ardent believer in conspiracy theories including that vaccines are part of a sinister global plot to kill millions of people. a i felt extremely part of a club when i was a a i felt extremely part of a club when i was a | conspiracy theorist. and i do see it as, sadly, a bit of a cult. i hate to refer to and even access as cult—like because i know myself what it

roger harrabin, bbc news. let's go back briefly to the story dominating copies to date, the european super league proposals. the prime minister met officials from football's governing bodies, the premier league have issued a statement. they say the premier league alongside the football association met with clubs today to discuss the immediate implications of the super league proposal. the 14 clubs at the meeting unanimously and vigorously rejected the plans for the competition and the premier league is considering all actions available to prevent it from progressing as well as holding there is a shareholder is involved to account under its rules. it goes on, the league will continue to work with stakeholders including fan groups and it says government, uefa, the fa, efl, pfa and lme are working to protect the best interest of the game and they call on those clubs involved in the proposed competition to cease their involvement immediately. and then the premier league statement goes on to thank all fans and stak

she only dropped three games in beating shelby rogers. the australian is preparing a challenge to reclaim the upcoming french open title, which she elected against defending last year in paris. the indian premier league continued on thursday amid a devastating second wave of covid—19 that has brought the country's health system to its knees. delhi capitals and mumbai indians were both victorious on the field of play, but as expected, the main talking point was about if the tournament should continue given the situation. andy swiss, bbc news. i think we need to go there and play some... we keep having that discussion, we keep talking about that and keep talking about this game, so we already have that when we are ready to play. we just need to play and bring up the spirit of the entire country. on to cycling, and geraint thomas has slipped to third overall at the tour de romandie in switzerland. today's second stage was won by italy's sonny colbrelli, but thomas finished as part of the main group behind him. the briton remains nine secon

she only dropped 3 games in beating shelby rogers. barty is preparing to defend her french open title next month. england and saracens number eight poppy cleall has been voted this year's women's six nations player of the championship. the award was voted for by the public for the first time. the red roses beat france in the final last weekend to lift the trophy for the third year in a row. geraint thomas has slipped to third overall at the tour de romandie in switzerland. he finished in the main group behind stage two winner sonny colbrelli of italy. the briton remains nine seconds adrift of his ineos grenadiers team—mate and race leader rohan dennis. for american football fans it's one of the biggest days of the year and for any young player, just being part of it is a dream come true. the 2021 nfl draft gets under way in just a few hours' time. fans will be in attendance in cleveland after last year's virtual event and lydia campbell's been looking ahead to it, with a couple of guys who know a thing or two draft day. it is time f

good to hear from you, good to hearfrom you, roger good to hear from you, roger bell. let's have a look at the weather. good afternoon to you all. great conditions here in edinburgh, as it is in good parts of scotland. for northern ireland, as well. this waterfront is working its way southwards. add a drop in temperature relative to yesterday, seven or 8 degrees cooler in aberdeen. we could get to between 16 and 18 in england and wales. if he showers in the pennines, the midlands, maybe to the west of london. very few, though. if you are after rain for the garden, you could be disappointed. this waterfront will be pushing southwards overnight. in parts of northern ireland and scotland, the frost is back. the sunshine will arrive back in northern ireland through the morning tomorrow. into the afternoon, one or two showers in wales, south—west england and the channel islands. more of a breeze for england tomorrow, and with the breeze coming from the north—east, it will be chilling on the eastern coast, but sunnierfor it will be chilling on the eastern coast, but sunn

roger says they are experiencing 349600 and 19 —— 349,691. india is reporting 2767 daily rise in coronavirus fatalities. that means the total now is up to 192,300 those other figures coming in. rises in the number of cases and sadly rises in the number of deaths in india. problems with oxygen is live, problems with oxygen is live, problems with the lack of beds in hospitals in delhi especially. and right across the country. they are up to every million infections in the last three days or so in india. that is it from me. back with headlines and a couple of minutes' time. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ lvaughanjones hello. the temperature rose to near 20 celsius in the warmest parts of wales and scotland on saturday in a day of virtually unbroken sunshine once again. plenty of sunshine again during sunday. if you are looking for some rain though, there is a bit coming in the forecast. how much? you may be left feeling underwhelmed. high—pressure still around on sunday, the flow of air around that, particularly to england and wales wil

roger harrabin, bbc news. our correspondent robin brant is in shanghai. what brant is in shanghai. sort of reception asjohn kerr�* going what sort of reception asjohn kerry going to get? he what sort of reception as john kerry going to get?— going to get? he is coming here to shanahai going to get? he is coming here to shanghai and _ going to get? he is coming here to shanghai and arriving _ going to get? he is coming here to shanghai and arriving this - going to get? he is coming here toj shanghai and arriving this evening, a city of 24 million people i have to say the air pollution has not been good in the past week but he has come to show that the us is engaging again after five years of stepping back under donald trump. it is going to be a significant visit and a substantial one as he is here for two days and will meet a very important people and them a man who is his chinese counterpart and he has been brought out of retirement by beijing because he knowsjohn kerry and that gives you an idea of how significant they think the personal relationship

we had a good rundown from roger. more renewable power, electric cars, low carbon heating systems, it means perhaps eating less meat and dairy, it means a massive effort to insulate our leaky homes. we have a terrible housing stock in britain. it means driving a bit less, walking and cycling more. aviation, certainly for frequent flyers, will get more expensive. critics say it is very easy to set these targets, much harder to meet them. they want to see concrete policies from government that will lead to is meeting this ambitious target they have set. , , ., , meeting this ambitious target they have set. , , . , ., have set. justin, many thanks. justin have set. justin, many thanks. justin rowlatt _ have set. justin, many thanks. justin rowlatt there. _ young people are continuing to bear the brunt of unemployment caused by the pandemic. the latest official figures show more than 800,000 payrolljobs were lost in the year to march, with people under 35 accounting for 80% of those affected. here's our economics correspo

roger harrabin, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... people under the age of 30 in the uk are to be offered an alternative to the astrazeneca covid vaccine, because of evidence linking it to extremely rare blood clots in a very small number of cases. the eu drug regulator also updated its guidance, concluding that unusual blood clots should be listed as a very rare side effect. the uk now has its third coronavirus vaccine. the first doses of the moderna vaccine have been given in wales and scotland — with a 24—year—old carer the first to receive it. a little girl for wiltshire has become an inspiration to help teach other children about down syndrome. little rosie hit the head —— headlines last summer when building a doll house and their back garden. the tray company behind the original house got in touch to say they would like to base a new doll on rosie to help educate others about the condition. meet rosie. ear; help educate others about the condition. meet rosie. say hello. hello. my doll! _ hello. my doll! is_ hello. my d

our energy and environment analyst roger harraben reports. china is currently the world�*s number one polluter with its massive the number of covid—19 deaths around the world has risen to more than three million. the latest figures show that most fatalities have been in the united states, followed by brazil, mexico and india. more than 370,000 people have now died from coronavirus in brazil. yet president bolsonaro refuses to lock down despite a sharp rise in infections. mark lowen has this report from sao paolo. every day, the faces of despair multiply. the food lines in sao paulo�*s largest favela go on and on. with most here working in the grey economy, covid has destroyed jobs. queues have more than tripled in recent months, as the pandemic takes lives and livelihoods of brazil�*s poorest. i am very worried that if coronavirus gets worse, people in the favela will turn to crime or start looting supermarkets, says this man. when a father is starving and trying to feed his children, desperation hits. for this woman and her family, t

roger harrabin, bbc news. your thoughts are always welcome. i will be back a little bit laterfor the papers, but now let's bring you up—to—date with the weather. here is nick miller. hello. it's hard to think of two weeks of spring weather that could be more opposite. last week, we had the warmth, temperatures into the 20s. this week, it's the cold, the frost, the snow, not even as much sunshine around the wintry showers today. we are turning things for the next couple of days a little less cold, the arrows not pointing down from the north, but coming in from the atlantic instead. but it'll be very short—lived, because the arctic air comes right back at us into the weekend. now with this less—cold air coming in from the atlantic, we're starting to bring in a bit more cloud today, and we may see a bit of rain out of that, as well. northern ireland through the evening, overnight pushing them toward scotland, the western side, some rain into wales and western parts of england. east of all of that, with any clear spells, temperatures will

roger harrabin, bbc news. time for a look at the weather...here�*s nick miller. the spring warmth of last week now a distant memory. frosted this morning especially in england. —7.5 degrees at this weather station in oxfordshire. you would have to go back 25 years to find a colder eight might add that weather station but spare a thought for the people of slovenia at —21 this morning, a new national record in that country. things about briefly a little less cold. temperatures below for the time of year but that becomes less blue for the next couple of days and then blue again into the weekend. we are losing at briefly because low pressure is turning the wind to a less cold direction for the next couple of days but connected to the low pressure of this cold front moving south at the end of the week without a gap following behind and further wintry showers in northern scotland. the moment still some showers but these are fading and we had some sunshine to start the day. plenty of cloud around this afternoon so feel even colder today if anything with temperatures

in fact, the athletes, whether it was roger federer or rafa nadal, they are very explicit about the benefits of playing with fans. look, in the united states, 16% of americans follow science, 81% follow sports. that gives you an indication of the popularity of what we're talking about. it of the popularity of what we're talking about.— of the popularity of what we're talking about. it does. we could talking about. it does. we could talk for ages _ talking about. it does. we could talk for ages but _ talking about. it does. we could talk for ages but thank - talking about. it does. we could talk for ages but thank you - talking about. it does. we could talk for ages but thank you so . talking about. it does. we could - talk for ages but thank you so much joining us. as final preparations are made for the funeral of the duke of edinburgh on saturday at windsor castle, the archbishop from windsor, our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. 0utside st george's chapel within windsor castle, some of the flowers left by members of the public have been laid out on the lawns. close by, a wr

roger harrabin, bbc news, london. the loosening of restrictions in england has meant a rush to the pub and the great outdoors. campsites and holiday parks across the country have seen their first visitors of the year. danjohnson has been to meet them. it's been a busy start to this late season and in shropshire, people got the chance to spend their first night away as restrictions eased. they've been making the most of it. i've been really looking forward to it, i've been stuck in my house now for 12 months, working, it's been nice to get a nice break away. it was very warm in there but it was nice to wake up to a bit of frost this morning, it's a good excuse to jump in the hot tub later. so good to be away, especially after covid home—schooling and now we've got kayaking and paddle boarding. yes, it's going to be really good. are you looking forward to it? very excited. what's it been like stuck at home? very boring! not fun! some are ready to start the day in a really refreshing way! oh, my god! you're not regrett

roger harrabin, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello. it is another cold day out there. more cloud around than many of us have seen over the past couple of days. despite the cloud though, most places are looking dry, just still a a few snow showers peppering the far north and north—east of scotland. some rainjust edging in towards northern ireland as we get into this evening. temperatures still very much rooted into single figures. some less cold air moving in from the atlantic with the cloud and the rain to northern ireland, into western scotland into parts of wales and the western side of england overnight. towards the south and far east, here is where there still are some clear spells, still a frost going into tomorrow morning, just not as cold as it has been over the last few nights. now, tomorrow is looking very wet in north—west scotland. we will see some patchy rain elswhere for northern ireland, for england and wales, though for east anglia and south—east england it will stay mainly dry here and these westerly winds are int

roger harrabin, bbc news. 0ur correspondent robin brant is in shanghai. he told me more aboutjohn kerry's visit. he he told me more about john kerry's visit. , .., ., visit. he is coming here to shanghai. _ visit. he is coming here to shanghai, arriving - visit. he is coming here to shanghai, arriving this - visit. he is coming here to - shanghai, arriving this evening. the city of 2a million people, where the air pollution has not been good for the last week. he comes here to show the last week. he comes here to show the us is re—engaging afterfive years of stepping back under donald trump's leadership. it is going to be a significant visit, a substantial one as well. he is here for two days and will meet a handful of very important people, among them, his chinese counterpart. he has been brought out of retirement ijy has been brought out of retirement by beijing because he knowsjohn kerry said that gives a bit of an idea of how significant they begged the personal relationship can be here. in terms of climate change, the environment is important for b

roger harrabin, bbc news, london. the un has warned that the military clampdown on protests in myanmar over recent months risks escalating the country intoa civil conflict like that seen in syria. un high commissioner for human rights michelle bachelet appealed for an end to what she called the slaughter. in a statement she said over 3,000 people have been detained and there are reports that 23 people have been sentenced to death following secret trials. she warned the international community must not allow the deadly mistakes of the past in syria and elsewhere to be repeated. the loosening of restrictions in england has meant a rush to the pub and the great outdoors. campsites and holiday parks across the country have seen their first visitors of the year. danjohnson has been to meet them. it's been a busy start to this late season and in shropshire, people got the chance to spend their first night away as restrictions eased. they've been making the most of it. i've been really looking forward to it, i've been stuck

thank you very much, roger. _ a jury in minneapolis will resume its deliberations later today, in the trial of derek chauvin, the former us police officer charged with murdering george floyd. america is braced for the outcome of a case that is seen as a pivotal moment in us race relations and policing. security has been significantly increased around the court building in minneapolis as officials prepare for protests once the outcome of the trial is known. a warning — there is distressing footage in this report from our washington correspondent, lebo diseko. his name... was george perry floyd jr. the first words of closing arguments focusing on george floyd, the man. the prosecution making an early effort to get ahead of claims about mr floyd's use of drugs. ..that he was not conscious... for nearly two hours, the prosecution tookjurors through the main points of their case — that mr chauvin pressed down on mr floyd until his lungs no longer had room for him to breathe, and that derek chauvin betrayed his badge and everything it stands for. when he was unable to speak, the defenda

roger harrabin reports. 4x4 wheel drive cars are officially called suvs, sports utility vehicles. to people who hate their bulk on city streets, there is a less respectful title. chelsea tractors. new research shows that most of them are indeed bought in kensington and chelsea, hammersmith and fulham and westminster. london boroughs where wealthy residents can afford the prices. it is a far cry from the origins of the chelsea tractor, the humble workhorse land rover. loved by farmers, country dwellers and the military. their appeal has spread into the towns. two thirds of these cars are being sold to people living in cities where there are no opportunities to drive off—road. so actually our call is not so much to consumers to think twice, what we are asking for is for these vehicles to stop being advertised in the uk. it is part of a trend towards bigger cars that has kept carbon emissions from transport unacceptably high. the classic mini for instance was 3.05 metres long. the new version mini is 3.82 metres long. compare the huge mercedes gls, it is 5.21 metres. beasts like th

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