in the last two days. switzerland is holding a referendum on measures to make the country carbon neutral by 2040. money will be invested to help businesses and homes switch to renewables. around 4,000 people opposing a new high speed train line between italy and france have clashed with french police. protesters say the 57 kilometre project will disrupt the surrounding alpine environment. 0pponents argue it could ease the amount of lorries on the roads. to spain now. we ve been reporting on the impact of the ongoing drought in what s been the driest spring there in decades. 0ne place that s seen a huge change is the famous fuente de piedra wetlands. large colonies of flamingos which are dependent on its water supplies, migrate there once a year. but this year is much quieter than usual as the nature reserve has struggled through the dry weather. jack surfleet has the story.
this is bbc news. the headlines: a bbc investigation casts doubt on the greek authorities account of the sinking of a boat in which hundreds of migrants are feared to have died. analysis shows the boat was in difficulty for several hours before it capsized the greek coastguard claimed it was on a steady course. the us says its top diplomat has held candid, substantive and constructive talks with his chinese counterpart. the visit to beijing by antony blinken comes as tensions remain high between the two countries. a senior british government minister has apologised over a video showing conservative activists partying during the uk s lockdown in 2020. the metropolitan police says it s aware of the footage. switzerland has approved a new law to make the country carbon neutral by 2050. the proposals require the government to slash the country s reliance on fossil fuels.
this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the uk government sets out ambitious plans to make the country carbon neutral by 2050. donald trump is suing congress in an attempt to stop them releasing documents relating to the january sixth riots. the duchess of cambridge speaks at the launch of a new campaign to highlight the costs of addiction. and could a cartoon spanish speaking grandmother behind the 99% vaccination rate in montgomery county, maryland?
tonight at 10: the government sets out plans on how the uk is to cut its greenhouse gas emissions. the ambition, to be carbon neutral by 2050. there ll be grants for electric vehicles, and incentives for the car industry, to go green. but some, want more substance. we have a new plan for getting to net zero and it looks like a more comprehensive one but what we don t have, sadly, is all of the detail on how it s going to be delivered. there are also proposals for england and wales to replace boilers with heat pumps. but that will be expensive, and there are warnings low income households will need extra support. also tonight. sexual abuse claims against the late labour peer, lord janner. a damning report says
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