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having very recently been there, and is able to hit the ground running from day one. the biggest question for the new prime minister is what to do about the economy. we may now have to wait a bit longer to find out his plans. and im rebecca jones in london, and here are the other stories making the headlines. ukraine urges its citizens abroad not to return until the spring to ease pressure on damaged energy systems. a new warning that climate change is having a severe impact on the hea...

reports from iran say at least 13 people have died in a terror attack on a religious site, on the day that thousands of people have been marking the death of the hijab protestor mahsa amini. and russia claims up to 70,000 people have left the occupied city of kherson amid rumours there could be a large and bloodied battle looming. we start again here in the uk — where rishi sunak has had his first full day in office as prime minister. and already, hes been forced to defend his appoin...

7,000 extra hospital beds this winter including in pop—up sites — the nhs in england unveils its plans to cope with expected pressures. and the shortlist is announced for hosting next years eurovision song contest — seven uk cities are in the running. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. a drought has been declared across more than half of england, after the driestjuly on record in some areas of the country. it means water companies can impose stricter measures ove...

Open access notables The distortionary effects of unconstrained for-profit carbon dioxide removal and the need for early governance intervention, Grubert & Talati, Carbon Management:

Of climate change says the wellbeing of people worldwide is at the mercy of an addiction to fossil fuel. the annual review in the lancet medicaljournal says global warming is increasingly affecting the foundations of human health. the report says heat—related deaths are rising, along with mosquito—borne diseases such as malaria and dengue fever. professor kathryn bowen from the university of melbourne is one of the reports authors. we know that deaths can arise from floods, for example, from...

From heatwave events, but there is also sickness and morbidity, as we would say, from other sources. so, mental health impacts, for example, we are getting a much better handle on that there are mental impacts arising from climate change. the consensus from experts seems clear that what is needed is cooperation and action and countries will have a chance to do that next week when the cop27 climate summit gets away and in egypt. climate change is the crisis of our lifetime. it is the defining iss...

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