She declared but for the numerous others still testing the waters it will seem be time to decide whether to take the leap a children's charity says the shortage of people adopting is a deep concern Cohen the U.K.'s making an urgent call for more people to come forward 5 lives Helen places more the organization says there's more than 4000 children waiting for a home and that the number of approved adopters is less than half that. Says these children have fallen off the agenda during a year of political turbulence and uncertainty recent figures published by the Department for Education show a 7 percent drop in adoptions this year while the number in cash has risen the charity wants people from all backgrounds to come forward to maximize the chances of finding a match for each child the coming year is the last chance to bring the worlds together to tackle climate change to projects communities according to 2 government agencies Natural England and the Environment Agency say climate change and damage to nature are already having dire consequences Here's our science correspondent. In their article Emma Howard Boyd and Tony Juniper point to the recent flooding in fish lake in South Yorkshire as an indication of the impact that environmental degradation is already having on people's lives They also cite a study of the state of nature in the u.k. Which found that the country's wildlife species are declined by 40 percent over the past 50 years with Britain set to host the un climate change conference in close go in November the onus will be on the u.k. To take the lead in coordinating international efforts to act more effectively and so the leaders of 2 key environmental bodies say that 2020 is our last chance to bring the world together and reverse the recent alarming loss of wildlife says all these top stories let's give all the support now from Andy Barr Well good morning while the video assist. A referee system proved to be controversial in the final Premier League games of 2019 the latest lower poll had a hard 4th one nil success a turn 2 balls that restored their 13 point lead at the top of the table is football correspondent John Murray Liverpool have now completed the 1st half of their Premier League season by winning all 10 of their whole matches this one swung on to our referrals just before half time study or money's goal was only given after initially being disallowed for an Adam Lallana handball wolves feeling wronged thought they'd equalized through Pedro Nacho only for the technology to correctly Rule 8 out of sight even though it was Wolves 2nd match inside 45 hours they carried the greater threat in the 2nd half but it's now 50 successive home league matches without defeat for Liverpool so 80 wins and a draw in those 19 games no defeats for Liverpool their boss. A lot of passion obviously so that's how it is starts a period of the year I said before you have to come through we came through it it would be easy to win a number of games a lot more teams would have done it so it's hard and we fight that's good. The shepherd United boss Chris Wilder says marginal v.a.r. Decisions aren't helping the game as another decision went against his team and their 2 nil defeat away at 3rd place Manchester City here can know that goal was disallowed by v.a. I think that's right and 9 very very similar ones over the weekend Surely this is not a situation such an open game and the small margins. Arsenal's 3 boss Mikhail are teta story so I can see twice in for a 2nd half and it's a losing to want to turn to 4th place Chelsea Arsenal in the bottom half of the table 11 points behind Chelsea as the 1st time of they have lost 4 games in a row at home in all competitions since 959 plenty of work ahead then for and the players if they are to turn it around they have to really don't have a choice if they can do someone over do it because their minds in the Premier League now when you play against opposition you have to be able to do it for 9496 minutes. David Moyes says he has unfinished business at West Ham United as he's now starting a 2nd spell as manager he's been given an 18 month contract Legion and it's a top of the Championship table after winning any credible game at Birmingham City 5 for West Bromwich Albion drop to 2nd on goal difference after losing 2 nil to Middlesbrough Steven Gerrard says he hopes a lot of people will take notice of his Rangers side they got their 1st win in 9 years at Celtic as they cut the gap on the Scottish Premiership leaders back to 2 points with a 21 success and that result gave Celtic boss Neil Lennon plenty to think about you have to be a lot more open all of us to be a lot more physical going forward and them you know yourself even Darley see know you have to in your own individual ball on just a little bit standoffish to get a reaction just last time unit sort of 2nd off from a pretty much in a similar vein and you know win them like you said it's a poor goal you know to give care it's a mental space it's you know really for most of the England cricket captain Gerry Rood said that illness in the squad was not an excuse for losing the 1st test to South Africa by a 107 runs a century and we showed a huge amount of character throughout the whole week has been a huge amount thrown at the group on and off the field and we've had to deal with it and you know it's been about ever got on with it that probably 10 guys out the squad face illness are out for the back or staff as well and obviously what happened with Stokes his father as well as a group had to do with the last things around the game itself but which we stirred up especially over the last 2 days and really come out and showed a lot of character. And Exeter Chiefs return to the top of rugby union permit shipped table of the 147 victory I was sorry since and sorry since breaching the sports salary cap continues to annoy Exodus director of rugby Rob Baxter their support of a club you've watched coaches go inside to players leave in all different kinds of things part of that because bizarre situation you call a car run away from you can't run away from the fact is out of other people's lives and I think that's the better sometimes it is a little frustrating I think people involved in the people who kind of a point out that started cheated almost get out to be the bad guy sometimes and Exodus Anglin center Henry Slade is almost certain to miss the sort of the 6 Nations after fracturing his ankle the Philadelphia Eagles in the Tennessee Titans completed the lineup for this season's n.f.l. Playoffs the reigning Super Bowl champions New England will have to play the wild card round for the 1st time in 10 years and the semifinal lineup is complete at the p.c. World Darts Championship Michael van Gerwen or plate Nathan Aspinall and Peter Wright will take on goal when Price Thanks Sanjay let's have a look now at the weather has Sarah Keith Lucas at the b.b.c. Weather Center good morning we've got some finance settled weather to see out the last few days of $29000.00 across much of the country it is looking dry and quite mild as well but we have got some rain in the forecast across the far northwest so today's forecast for Scotland some rain this morning across the northwest that will slowly sink its way south so some light and patchy rain reaching the Scottish Borders as we head on into the self the name brightest guys following on from the north and temperatures about 7 or 8 degrees today but all morning quite a cloudy picture this morning we will see a few light showers pushing their way south through the day mainly the softer name and highs in Belfast around about 10 degrees the England and for Wales today little bit of a murky stuff as some of us a few misty patches around quite chilly here in there too but we are looking at a dry day across England and Wales as well the township in a break from sunny spells it's often in and still pretty my. With temperatures here between about $11.00 to $12.00 degrees now into the saving add a night again remains mostly dry quite chilly tonight across parts of northern England Scotland adds Northern Ireland but cloudy and milder for the south across England Wales overnight for New Year's Eve on Cheese Day Well it is looking like a pretty decent day again most places dry just the op shop a New Year's Eve down towards the southwest of England but they should clear away late in the day clear skies across the northern half of the u.k. a Little bit cloudy at the South but if you have plans to head out and celebrate New Year's Eve see in the new year with fireworks the weather is looking generally settled nothing too problematic no rain in the forecast an easy and very light winds to just be prepared for a little bit of mist and the mistake I'm sorry Keith Lucas 5 weather and a quick look at the Smalling the front pages of the newspapers The Daily Mail reports that tens of thousands of workers have lost not to 10000000000 pounds worth of savings it what it costs the government sanction pensions scams and more positive news for pension savers millions of people are said to benefit from a 2020 stock market boom according to The Daily Express and the Daily Mirror lens leads on a plea for shoppers to buy locally in a bid to rescue the dying high streets that smaller ports on 5 life It's 515. Wake up some really pretty. Good morning it's been a decade that started with the financial crisis ending with the u.k. About to leave the e.u. And in between social media and the big tech giants have changed the way we live and the way we work we're looking back on it all with the help of a few familiar voices over the years no spoilers just yet also big news today the climate crisis in their eyes net throughout the whole decade of course and beyond but as we end the decade the governor of the Bank of England warning today that companies need to shift their priorities make a more on moaning happy middle bit between Christmas and New Year Seasons Greetings . But he listed a small business confidence is low is since the last recession has gone to a new report out to die I'll be find out why that might be. Some money firing is making. A very good morning to you well done for being up on December the 30th wherever you are wearing body if not in mulling exactly I think a lot of people probably in that situation certainly some like so many Generally we have that feeling we used to every December 30th July the 10th we've got Richard Dunbar with this is well investment director at Aberdeen standard investments joins us from morning to Richard good morning happy middle but as you say. Thank you busy time for you Richard always actually is it like when the you know the back in the day where all the factories used to shut down for a 2 way period is that whopping is in in the markets now. It's a bit more like that to be honest there's a quiet time in between the not a lot happening in markets not a lot of volume and so you can already squared up your positions for the bonuses and dividends and stuff. Yeah I mean I'm not I'm not sure we finished the work in quite the same way as we started. Well tomorrow actually a whole whole far on the decade review Richard because tomorrow we're going to be getting into what as you know actually happened with the various investments what people have done with their money as your savings account been if you've got any thoughts on what the decade has meant for you whether it's less now whether it's you a film that changed your life or a financial decision that you are the came to regret or has worked out well did you achieve your financial ambitions or if you want to get in touch with us about that the today tomorrow the days to do that to be having a bit of an in-depth review of the key themes for lots of people that we've we've spoken to have done the speaking on why could so many over the last 10 years who would be getting into and that should be the top story this morning this is not not necessarily news of the decade but in a way has been it's across a few today's papers back of this b.b.c. Interview with Mark Carney of course the outgoing governor of the Bank of England since we last spoke McKeel was going to jail to really well he's got a new job some have appointed Andrew Baillieu's boss of the Financial Conduct to authority to replace him Mark Carney is going off to have the United Nations to do with climate change and he had today is warning that unless companies change their priorities on climate change we face a rise in global warming that will be impossible to reverse. Businesses involvement in tackling this current climate crisis is obviously crucial and some of the numbers that Mark Carney mentions here he said there's been some analysis analysis from a leading Pension Fund saying if you add up all the policies of companies out there they're consistent with the global warning warming of that $3.00 degree cent centigrade Celsius which is way above the one and a half degrees of people say they want that governments are demanding and it's this it's this question isn't it between what you want and what the actual action the business is it taking Yeah I mean Richard know more about this than I do but you know you're have a balancing act here of do you continue to grow people's pensions and give them better returns over the years or do you switch completely in a movie and say anything to do with a greener environment and risk losing money in peril because if you look to the biggest dividend News in the Footsie 100 rolled out shell and b.p. Now you can ignore them and take your money switching elsewhere if that's what you want to do but that you earn considerable I mean I think $34000000000.00 You can't just caucus knew that and say on not get involved in any more is fossil fuels because it be a recipe for disaster how does that work Richard Well it's also in c. But if you look at to the biggest investors are nubile technology in the Footsie $100.00 it would be the big oil companies b.p. And Shell and I knew we were we report on what we and other our clients are doing in this area you climates a core part of why we think about the things in which we invest both in terms of fire we engage with the companies we own like the b.p. Shell others but also how we fund renewable energy how we and that's in the technology that we all hope will solve some of the problems that are in front of us or speed things going down that road isn't it Richard you know even renewables and I think both companies recognise the fact that impacts 5100 years time they won't be any money from power. People at the ground well Lootie to the biggest companies in the u.k. With the biggest self interest in investing in renewables and replacing the you know the the carbon area which has been their history are those 2 companies on others like them around the world the perhaps perhaps not doing it quickly enough but I think that begins to to sions like like our own you have to be part of the solution here not just as perceived as part of the problem to retail now where you know climate crosses will be some it will be getting into law I'm sure in the in the decade of 2021 of the stories of the Gone By he's been the change of high streets an interest in front page of The Mirror today be a local hero and shop as to buy local in a bid to rescue Dion high streets is is the tale there and the way jobs have changed on the high street reckoned is quite a few reports at the State of the high street in various jobs one for the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts Manufactures and commerce which is the organization organization run by Matthew Taylor saying almost 300000 jobs were lost on the high street in the last decade when you and they're looking at the various types of jobs have been lost have been created retail interesting for many reasons but was an 810 of those jobs were held by women in that period as well and there are some there's been some major major change in government as well Mikki which is not a big impact on the cons of jobs we're doing every day or yeah I mean if you if you look at the loses a cashier's bank clucks the classic High Street jobs the labor market shifts in 2000 and sayings look at government administrators down 190109043 percent. You can put all of that and all starts of course in cuts in government spending retail cashiers and check out all prices down 75 percent 75000 or 32 percent. And bank and postal clocks down 65043 percent sales and retail systems that's down almost 6 percent personal assistants 55000 moms 23 and I'm trying to think I can't remember a time when we lost so many famous names on the high street as we did this year in 2019 in the one single Yeah yeah and not bad news in this report as well that those industries that have seeing growth in created jobs Richard if you had to guess at a sector that has created there some of the highest number of jobs out there what would you go for in the last decade it's probably I suspect this things like the deliveries on the. Breach in the sort of job so it feels that we're replacing a lot of you know perhaps slightly lower paid jobs with very steady and long term jobs with maybe the jobs that are maybe slightly higher paid but but not a certain if you're in at number 4 van drivers 50 percent on the decade every song is not at the door you know there's a delivery so. It's not surprising it makes common sense doesn't it number one in the list computer and software programs as well and also there's got in the report where the Future Jobs booms are expected maybe you should try and find out what they said back in 2009 what they thought of the decade I had them but I reckon over the next 10 years behavioral scientists data analysts online reputation money just as well he governed as no not when you're going to have call for Mickey I don't know why does. A stand well oh I don't get pitching you're pitching your ideas to Mickey on that one interesting change of World of jobs we're going to talk more about how the world has changed over the last 10 years a little later everything from retail to own crosses banks as well. In the actual you know in the investment world right now that you've been saying it's been quiet maybe the factory shut down happens but still been a lot going on in the last one. Yeah there's a lot of information now and I'm not quite sure if you can my head notes out of it probably Richard to be able to shed a better lot and you know they're talking about a possible stock market boom in the next year which you know is a positive and then you've got the governor of the Bank of England sign you know from many years ago get their act together and diversify and buy slee look for a cleaner environment. And you've also got this story on the front page of The Financial Times this morning shot dropping r.p.o. Stirs fears for shrinking public markets basically not enough companies of incomings of the stock market to rise money as I've done in previous years that is what the stock market is forced to rise capital. For companies and provide investment fish for shareholders I mean what do you make of that Richard I'm not entirely surprised that it's dried up are you well no I think I think it's been a really strong theme over the past 10 years here the private markets getting bigger in the public markets getting smaller because not only have we not had as many I.P.O.'s new issues as we would have had in approach previous decades but also the public market getting smaller we talk about share buybacks often on this program so that the big stock markets the u.s. U.k. Are getting smaller by 2 percent a year turn in terms of the number of shares a public markets getting smaller private markets getting bigger both due to low interest rates less need for companies to to raise money from the likes of Marcellus and another system I mean the I market was mentio