thailand's temperatures in the capital city bangkok reached 45 degrees celcius, or 113 degrees fahrenheit, for the first time in history last weekend. people were warned to avoid going outdoors because of the heat. temperatures have exceeded a0 degrees celsius for much of the month. this is happening across south east asia in recent days. laos recorded 42.7 degrees celcius, nearly 109 degrees fahrenheit, believed to be the highest. six cities in north and east india saw temps above 44 degrees celcisus, that's111 degrees fahrenheit, the bangladeshi capital dhaka soared above 40 degrees celcisus, 104 degrees fahrenheit, the hottest day there in 58 years. the bbc�*sjoao da silva has more. in recent days we have been seeing scorching heat in parts of china as well as many parts of south and southeast asia. april and may are usually
fleet, transportation is our largest sector of emissions that will help us get to 50% so we will keep adding and adding and chipping away at that 50%, but we're getting closer all the time. but we're getting closer all the time-— the time. that's at least a positive — the time. that's at least a positive message - the time. that's at least a positive message to - the time. that's at least a positive message to close i the time. that's at least a - positive message to close our conversation on. thank you very much both forjoining us on our programme tonight. it's being called the worst april heatwave in asian history. countries like india, china, laos and thailand are sweltering, with many experiencing record breaking temperatures. these are pictures from thailand where temperatures in the capital city bangkok reached 45 degrees celcius, or 113 degrees fahrenheit, for the first time in history last weekend. local officials have issued an extreme heat warning for friday, with temperatures expected to climb as high as 5a degrees celcius, or 129 degrees fahrenheit. this is happening across south east asia. laos recorded 42.7 degrees celcius, nearly 109 degrees fahrenheit, believed to be the highest ever.
local officials have issued an extreme heat warning for friday, with temperatures expected to climb as high as sit degrees celsius — or 129 degrees fahrenheit. this is happening across south east asia. laos recorded 42.7 degrees celsius — nearly 109 degrees fahrenheit — believed to be the highest ever. six cities in north and east india saw temps above tilt degrees celsius, that's 111 degrees fahrenheit. and the bangladeshi capital dhaka soared above lio degrees celsius — 104 degrees fahrenheit, the hottest day there in 58 years. the bbc�*sjoao da silva has more. in recent days we have been seeing scorching heat in parts of china as well as many parts of south and southeast asia. april and may are usually the hottest months of the year in this region, before monsoon rains begin and really bring some relief, but the fact is it's unusually hot right
sajid javid announces he will stand down as an mp in the next general election. the former chancellor says it is a decision he has �*wrestled with for some time.�* labour holds chester with its best ever result in the seat — delivering a blow to rishi sunak in his first by—election test as prime minister. rmt union leader mick lynch is hopeful of a government offer to end this month�*s rail strikes — ahead of a meeting with the rail minister huw merriman. christmas dinner will be nearly 22% more expensive this year than in 2021, according to new research for the bbc. the price of seven key items has risen by £5.36 over a year, with chipolatas — the crucial ingredient in pigs—in—blankets — seeing the steepestjump of 42.7%. let�*s have a look at some of the other increases. the cost of a frozen turkey has risen by 21% since last year. a steeper rise for potatoes — up 32.9%. sprouts — they�*ve gone up by 7.5%. meanwhile, stuffing balls up 11.6%.
are going to stand aside. but until we get the finalist, we will not know if it is a larger number than normal but this is one of the bigger names to decide they are leaving politics. names to decide they are leaving olitics. ., ., names to decide they are leaving olitics. e, ~' , ., , names to decide they are leaving olitics. ., ,, , ., , . christmas dinner will be nearly 22% more expensive this year than in 2021, according to new research for the bbc. the price of seven key items has risen by £5.36 over a year, with chipolatas — the crucial ingredient in pigs—in—blankets — seeing the steepestjump of 42.7%. let�*s have a look at some of the other items. the cost of a frozen turkey has risen by 21% since last year. a steeper rise for potatoes — up 32.9%. sprouts — they�*ve gone up too — but only by 7.5%. and balls of stuffing up too — by 11.6%. i�*m joined now by ruth taylor, who set up the money savvy mum blog to document how she got her young family out of debt and sharing
comprising of a frozen medium—sized turkey, stuffing balls, brussels sprouts, roast potatoes, pork chipolatas, onion gravy and mince pies for dessert will cost £30.03 compared to £24.67 last year. chipolatas, the crucial ingredient for pigs—in—blankets, has seen the steepestjump of 42.7% to £2.13 for a packet of 12. that's because the pork industry has been hit by a succession of cost increases over the past 12 months. new research suggests that worries about money mean that nearly half of us, 44%, are cutting back on what we will spend over the festive season. so, how badly will further price increases affect families? it is worth bearing in mind that is notjust
in his vehicle. the man fired multiple times and george gascon has already said he will not seek the death penalty. lapd budget after cuts following that black lives matter protest, crime increased. now the city council is reversing course approving a budget increase adding 700 officers. some to hollywood because of the spike in crime there. shots fired up 35%. >> bill: imagine that. thank you from l.a. today. very interesting. >> dana: some of the nation's top police officials sounding the alarm over an officer shortage saying officers and police chiefs are leaving the force at an unprecedented rate. it is called a crisis. i would agree. national fraternal order of police is with us now. a couple of things here. one of the reasons that you have this problem is 42.7% resignations in 2021. that's a huge increase. 23% more retirements in 2021.
neither finland or sweden get nato security guarantee there is a if one member is attacked it is an attack on all, until their application has been accepted. tell me more about what you make of the vulnerability of finland and sweden in that interim period?— of finland and sweden in that interim period? of finland and sweden in that interim eriod? ., , ., . interim period? two points on that. we should not _ interim period? two points on that. we should not forget _ interim period? two points on that. we should not forget that _ interim period? two points on that. we should not forget that finland i we should not forget that finland and sweden have one of the largest armies in europe. so we are talking very strong air, land and sea defences. so in that sense, we stand on two very strong pillars and we have a defence alliance among ourselves. in the eu there is article 42.7 that is about solidarity and then most importantly the finnish and swedish political leadership in the past few months have been collecting security assurances from the united states and the uk and from germany and fraps. so we —— france. we feel very
candidates on this side. we're raising the money. we're going to make sure that we work hard over the next 9-10 months and make that a reality, a republican majority in the house. and if we do our job, jon, i believe we'll have a republican majority in the senate again as well. jon: the numbers, though, for your party have been slipping some. in the latest real clear politics generic congressional poll, 42.7% of respondents said they would vote for a generic republican candidate, 41.1% say they would vote for a democrat. that is hardly the makings of a land slide. and as i said, those numbers for your party have been dropping some. how do you -- what do you attribute that to? >> well, keep in mind, jon, that back in the election of 2020, november of 2020 on election day the generic ballot was d +6. we not only held every republican incumbent in the house for the first time since
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