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the bbc chairman's appointment. at an emotional meeting in new zealand, jacinda ardern hands over the leadership of her party — and country — to chris hipkins. the uk business secretary urges energy suppliers to stop moving vulnerable customers onto more expensive prepayment metres. millions around the world gather to celebrate the lunar new year. in china the tradition of giving remains strong. you're watching bbc news. now its time for global questions. welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi, from sri lanka's capital, colombo. i'm on one of the city's beautiful wate...

environmental challenges. and for copp 27 agreement, help developing nations be enough to avert climate catastrophe. that is global questions sri lanka, surviving climate change. as it marks 75 years of independence from britain. i have a panel from here and sri lanka were going to be answering questions from my audience here. i've got a panel from here in sri lanka who are going to be asking questions from my audience here. let me tell you who's in the hot seat for this edition of global questions. ruwan wijewardene is deputy leader of the united national party, and is the president...

he lost to spain's roberto bautista agut in four sets in what could be his last time playing at the tournament. you're watching bbc news. now its�* time for global questions — climate change: a turning point? welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi, from sri lanka's capital, colombo. i'm on one of the city's beautiful waterfronts along the indian ocean. sri lanka's stunning coastline makes it popular with visitors, but this country, like many others in the region, suffers from extreme weather conditions — heatwaves followed by torrential rain and rising sea levels. s...

the economy with the biggest tax cuts in four decades. at spitalfields market in east london, they are taking stock of a mini—budget that's ignored a massive shift in political direction. what do you make of moves like reversing the national insurance rise? will that help, do you think? i think it probably will help. to a degree. but it depends what bracket you are in in terms of income. yeah, i think it will help. i mean, it does not even touch the sides. i don't know. we will see. there is a lot to take in. the treasury is cutting the basic rate of income tax from 20p to 19p from...

ambassador is arrested on the same day the uk announces new sanctions against the military regime. more calls for the government to step in as the cap on energy prices is set to triple, compared to a year ago. and we'll hear from a french politican who says britain is threatening france's coastal waters, by dumping raw sewage into the sea. we start in ukraine, where there are growing fears of a nuclear accident at the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant — which is held by russian forces. in the past few hours the nuclear plant has been temporarily disconnected from ukraine's electrici...