frank, just explain who the houthis are and why they are targeting these ships? the are and why they are targeting these shi s? ., , ., ., ., ., ships? the houthis are an iranian backed militia _ ships? the houthis are an iranian backed militia who _ ships? the houthis are an iranian backed militia who took- ships? the houthis are an iranian backed militia who took over - ships? the houthis are an iranian i backed militia who took over control of most of yemen 9 years ago in a big clue which cloudy arabia and western countries have been trying unsuccessfully to reverse —— a big coup. they control the coast of yemen and they have already previously some weeks earlier fired missiles towards israel. these were also shut down by a us guided missile destroyer in the red sea. they have said that in support of their brothers in hamas, in their words, they would not allow israeli shipping to pass by their coast. and theyissued shipping to pass by their coast. and they issued a warning which was obviously ignored. and as a result of that, they have attacked these ships, which they claim were israeli owned. the israeli government has said there is no connection between the israeli state and these ships whatsoever. there are media reports that there are israeli commercial business interests in some of these ships, but either way, the us attitude is that this is an incredibly important shipping point through which 10% of global trade passes. 17,000 ships a year. they can't have a rebel militia dictating which ships go past this part of international waters. the which ships go past this part of international waters.— which ships go past this part of international waters. the us have said they will _ international waters. the us have said they will consider _ international waters. the us have said they will consider all - said they will consider all appropriate responses. how significant could this development be? ~ ., , significant could this development be? ~ , ., , significant could this development be? , ., ., ., be? well, the most serious option on the table which _ be? well, the most serious option on the table which i'm _ be? well, the most serious option on the table which i'm sure _ be? well, the most serious option on the table which i'm sure is _ be? well, the most serious option on the table which i'm sure is being - the table which i'm sure is being studied by the pentagon on national security committee in the us is to strike the missile launch points as a warning to the houthi rebels in yemen because in the same way as the us has hit targets in syria and in iraq because its bases that have come under attack from iranian backed militias. that would be a serious development. it would be exactly the kind original escalation that leading governments in the middle east really fear because this would be an expansion of the israel—hamas war outside the confines of israel and the palestinian territories and expanding it right down to yemen. iran would almost certainly then respond in some way as well, and then you have the risk of a direct confrontation between the us and iran. the whole idea of why the us moved big us carrier strike forces into the mediterranean and the red sea was to deter iranian or iranian backed action. that doesn't seem to have worked. backed action. that doesn't seem to have worked-— have worked. frankly, thank you for the undate- — more now on the un climate conference taking place in dubai.(tx the guardian newspaper has published footage showing the cop president, sultan aljaber, telling an online event last month that there is no science to say phasing out fossil fuels achieves the climate goal of limiting temperature rise to one the climate goal of limiting temperature rise to 1.5 degrees above pre—industrial levels. radio 4 presenter mishal husain spoke tojohn kerry, the united states special presidential envoy for climate. she asked him what concrete outcome he is hoping forfrom this un climate conference. he went on to address the comment from the cop president who said i hope we're going to raise ambition on a global basis, because we're behind in the reduction of cutting emissions. i hope that we will break new ground on finance, because we desperately need much larger sums of money deployed, investing in order to effect this transition. i'm very hopeful that the global stock—take, this is the first measurement of where we are since paris, and that needs to be an honest, open, transparent, forceful, candid document which really lays out the gaps where they exist and what we need to do to get where we need to go. if we did all of that, it would be great. don't we already know one very key gap, which is, if the key thing is limiting temperature rise to 1.5 degrees from preindustrial levels, we are on track currently for at least 2.5 degrees? that's correct, we are, but when did paris, we were on track to 3.7 to 4 degrees. so we have in fact reduced that into the twos now, and we know that if all the promises of glasgow and all the promises of sharm el—sheikh were actually being implemented, the iea tells us that we could be at 1.7 degrees celsius above there. so that doesn't mean it's over and we can go home, no. it means that we know that if we do the things we say we're going to do, we could actually keep it at 1.5 degrees. that means taking dramatic action here in dubai, which is being talked about, about how do we accelerate this? we just had a huge meeting the other day, a summit on methane. methane wasn't even talked about in paris, and it is slowly now coming into focus where people realise that methane is 80 to 100 times more destructive than c02, and yet methane only gets about 1% of the funding effort of climate—related expenditure. so that's going to change now. even oil and gas companies came to the table and said they're going to put money on the table, they're going to help to reduce the leaks, reduce the flaring and venting, and that will make a huge contribution to getting on track. so i'm hoping that much more of those kinds of initiatives will come to life here in dubai. but if you want dramatic action, what do you make of the comments from the club's president, the emirati official in charge of this process, saying there is no science to say phasing out fossil fuels is what achieves a temperature rise of 1.5 degrees? well, i think what he was saying, i can't speak for him, obviously, and i'm not sure, i wasn't there, i don't know exactly what was said, but i think what he is saying is that the science itself does not prescribe a particular approach. it doesn't say you have to do this or that. what you have to do is clearly reduce emissions. that, the science says we must do. how we do it is up to us, but they have made it clear that we need a 43% minimum reduction in emissions of fossil fuel burning by 2030, and we need net—zero by 2050 in order to meet the goal of keeping 1.5. now, we have all kinds of ways of getting there, and people are now spending more than $1 trillion chasing hydrogen, green hydrogen, blue hydrogen, battery storage, faster, better means of reducing emissions through renewables. renewables are now being built at a record pace. we need even more, because renewables are the one technology we really know we can deploy today and it has the impact we need. and many countries could be deploying much more renewable because they are in the single digits in terms of their overall energy mix. a lot of countries are now proving you can get up above 2% renewables and still have energy security and be much cleaner than people are in many parts of the world. more use of renewable energy is clearly a good thing. i'm wondering, though, are you suggesting that it is possible to get to 1.5 degrees without phasing out fossil fuels? because that principle is something that the us is signed up to. yes, we are not only signed up to that. president biden, on behalf of the united states, voted to join the g7, we are all part of this, where we said we must phase out unabated fossil fuel. unabated means you are not capturing the emissions. we have to do that, yes, because otherwise you cannot get to net—zero by 2050. you can't meet your goals of 2030. but what we are trying to figure out is, what are the means by which we can do that capturing or lower those emissions or not make those emissions in the first place? that would be great. but it's up to a lot of different parties about who wants to do what and how they want to proceed. iceland today is 100% renewable, but they also draw on remarkable geothermal capacity. there are other countries nearing it who have a different balance in their approach. i think the only question here is not whether or not you have to reduce emissions, it's what means are you going to use to go after this to provide the energy you want for your country, but also keeping faith with a reduction of emissions that are creating the climate crisis. us climate envoyjohn kerry. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. # brains, brains, brains, brains! brains is a brand steeped in nostalgia and a business that has been saved from sinking into history. the modern dragon brewery in cardiff opened not long before the pandemic, but covid—19 devastated the hospitality industry and sent brains into crisis, crippled by debt. i'm cardiff born and bred, so i grew up smelling the hops and the malt as you walked through cardiff city centre. john bridge has steered the company to nearly three years of turmoil, offloading most of its pubs to marston�*s and paying back over £76 million in loans. it's been a huge undertaking to pay off debt, but the boss thinks the crisis is behind them. it's been brewing in cardiff since 1882, but brains is pushing new types of beer. growing its business is now part of its recovery. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. the gold coast in australia's eastern state of queensland has pulled out of bidding to host the commonwealth games in 2026. it had offered a $700 million bid to hold the games jointly with perth, but failed to win government support. the event could now be postponed or cancelled. let's go live now to melbourne where we can speak to georgie tunny — she's a journalist and co—host of the two good sports podcast. this has been quite the saga. explain what has happened now? this has been explain what has happened now? t�*u 3 has been the longest explain what has happened now? t1;1 has been the longest saga explain what has happened now? t11 has been the longest saga but in the end, no result, because this has all been going around trying to secure a host for the commonwealth games, getting a new one after victoria in july decided it was not going to be the host. and still, we are back to that same point— no host. the commonwealth games were meant to be held in regional victoria and melbourne. that wasn't going to happen, so the gold coast and perth decided decided to launch this joint bid, i guess you could call it. it was always a very optimistic bid from those two cities. they did have some big—money backers if it was going to go ahead. however, the state government and the federal government here in australia never really entertained it because everyone is thinking about the olympics which are going to be held 0lympics which are going to be held in brisbane in 2032. so at the moment, we still don't have a host for the 2026 commonwealth games, which leaves so many of the athletes in limbo. and all of the organisers are scratching their heads over what to do. �* , , 1, are scratching their heads over what todo. , to do. and this is all about cost, isn't it, because _ to do. and this is all about cost, isn't it, because it _ to do. and this is all about cost, isn't it, because it had _ to do. and this is all about cost, isn't it, because it had spiralled| isn't it, because it had spiralled from the original estimate for the victoria games which was 2.6 billion australian dollars. the government said that would be more than 6 billion australian dollars, so you can understand the reservations around this. can understand the reservations around this-_ can understand the reservations around thia— can understand the reservations around this. definitely. that was the line that _ around this. definitely. that was the line that the _ around this. definitely. that was the line that the government - around this. definitely. that was the line that the government at| around this. definitely. that was i the line that the government at the time in victoria focused on. they push that out into the media. they were on the front foot, saying it wouldn't be responsible to host a commonwealth games that is going to cost the state maybe $7 billion. it was originally costed at 2.6 billion as you said, so that has tripled. 0ur as you said, so that has tripled. our own australian commonwealth games committee, though, has said thatis games committee, though, has said that is a gross exaggeration was that is a gross exaggeration was that they called into question where those figures were coming from. as we can see around the world with the cost of living crisis and inflation spiking, it does sound justifiable to say we can't spend that money on an event that at the moment, not everyone is in love with. so what is it going to do for us? but when you go into the inquiry that has been ongoing around cancellation of the games and also how much money we are now paying not to hurt them you can'tjust pull out of hosting the commonwealth games and not have any repercussions. there is already 380 million and dollar bill in terms of compensation that australia now has to pay the victorian government —— the victorian government now has to pat’- the victorian government now has to pay. we have sent police to birmingham to learn how to do it. so it's already very expensive. that birmingham to learn how to do it. so it's already very expensive.— it's already very expensive. that is a bi bill. it's already very expensive. that is a big bill. georgie, _ it's already very expensive. that is a big bill. georgie, thank- it's already very expensive. that is a big bill. georgie, thank you - it's already very expensive. that is a big bill. georgie, thank you for. a big bill. georgie, thank you for taking us through that. georgie tunny in melbourne. i want to take you to scotland now to show you these pictures of a van. why are we showing you pictures of this transport vehicle? 0n showing you pictures of this transport vehicle? on board are two very special creatures, uk's only panders. —— pandas. they are leaving edinburgh zoo, heading back to china. this is the end of their 12 year loan. we have been talking a lot about these special pandas over the last few days because last week was the last opportunity the zoo offered for the public to see tian tian and ten three before they went home. the 20—year—old pandas, who have become a major attraction at the zoo, are about to head home, back to sichuan province. we have been hearing from the zoo about the huge logistical operation that is making this happen. the pair have been in quarantine for several weeks because there are lots of anime health regulations, as you can imagine, between the uk and chinese governments. they have had regular vet checks and they have been getting used to the crates they are going to be transported in. they are two bespoke crates that they are inside on that fan. i'm not sure if we will get pictures of the pandas, but that is then heading to the airport to be transported back home all the way to china. in south india — over 7,000 people have been evaciated ahead of a severe cyclonic storm, causing torrential rains. cyclone michaung expected to make landfall in the next 2a hours. bbc reporter pramila krishnan has the latest. cyclone michaung has affected chennai city today. the indian meteorological department has predicted extreme heavy rainfall today and moderate rain will continue for three more days. in 2014, chennai city suffered very badly in floods, so the residents in the city are worried and gripped in fear. several hundred lives were lost in the floods in 2015, so many residents are locked up in their houses and high—rise apartments. many people in the low—lying areas are rescued and put up in relief camp centres. over 200 relief centres have been set up in the city. train services have been suspended and flights are diverted to nearby states. cyclone michaung is expected to cross andhra pradesh coast tomorrow, with wind speeds of 80 to 100 kilometres per hour. let's go live now to anbarasan ethirajan, south asia regional editor from the bbc world service. what impact is the cyclone having and how are people being evacuated? as we speak, the southern indian city of chennai has been battered with heavy rains and floodwaters, and the officials were saying that more than 30 centimetres of rain in the past few days. the cyclone, which is likely to develop into a super cyclonic storm, is expected to cross the south—eastern coast sometime tomorrow morning. so chennai, which is one of the big metropolitan cities of india, with a population of more than 7 million, has been battered and floodwaters have entered residential areas. there have been pictures of cars being swept away in these floodwaters. the city also hosts two rivers which pass through the main areas of the city. they are overflowing as a result. the rainwater has not been able to go and meet the river, and many residential areas are now under the authorities have announced many relief centres. so people can go there. many schools have been converted into temporary residential centres. chennai is also an industrial hub with many current automobile companies. and a company which makes iphones is also on the outskirts of the city. they have been operating partially, and the authorities are warning people not to travel until it is essential. and the airport services have been shut down. train services have been severely hampered. now they are hoping there won't be any more strong rain, but people are worried that when the cyclone crosses, there could be more inundation like what happened in 2015, as your was mentioning. happened in 2015, as your was mentioning-— happened in 2015, as your was mentionin. , , ., ., mentioning. many residential areas were flooded. _ mentioning. many residential areas were flooded. i _ mentioning. many residential areas were flooded. i was _ mentioning. many residential areas were flooded. i was going - mentioning. many residential areas were flooded. i was going to - mentioning. many residential areas were flooded. i was going to ask. mentioning. many residential areas i were flooded. i was going to ask how common this kind of weather event is? at common this kind of weather event is? �* ., , ., ., common this kind of weather event is? 1 ., , ., common this kind of weather event is? ., , ., , ., common this kind of weather event is?1 ., , ., , ., is? a monsoon is not unusual in the southern part _ is? a monsoon is not unusual in the southern part of— is? a monsoon is not unusual in the southern part of india. _ is? a monsoon is not unusual in the southern part of india. this - is? a monsoon is not unusual in the southern part of india. this is - is? a monsoon is not unusual in the southern part of india. this is the i southern part of india. this is the monsoon season. cyclonic storms also occasionally hit the coast, but what is happening has developed over the decades because the flood plains and water catchment areas have now become residential apartment complexes, and this is one of the most industrialised areas of india. so you see the huge growth of the it industry and the automobile