About talking about it at the moment which i find interesting, look out your window and you see we have had the wettest i8 your window and you see we have had the wettest 18 months ever in this country. the hottest year on record in the last 12 months. people around the world now changes happening but there is definitely a fear of talking about it in british politics at the moment. my biggest fear about standing back from my former role on the change committee is that i would not wish to see us reach a point where you get polarised politics around climate, the likes of which you find in the us or australia. i worry that might start to creep in if we leave this vacuum. that hasn t i m glad to say quite crept in to build and i was around climate change but not far from that. you can see some people have been warming up to make some of the site must again. tlillie warming up to make some of the site must aaain. , warming up to make some of the site must again- must again. one place where there was allotment must again. one place where there was allotment easier must again. one place where there was allotment easier than - must again. one place where there was allotment easier than for - must again. one place where there was allotment easier than for it - was allotment easier than for it where even the greens and government is in the scottish commiseration and just this week they have ditched one of their targets. of their targets. scotland is i think a salutary of their targets. scotland is i think a salutary tale. - of their targets. scotland is i think a salutary tale. the - of their targets. scotland is i - think a salutary tale. the scottish government chose to choose an even
For all politicians for being afraid to talk about climate change with the same vigour they did a couple of years ago. we put to the energy secretary this morning this accusation that the government is going the wrong way. they are not on track to meet the 2030 climate target, but it was interesting this morning, she very clearly said that target was going to be met and it will stay. we are not moving away from our i targets and i would just say, again, out of all of our targets, not only have we met, l we have overshot. if you look at the scottish - government, out of the last 12 targets, they ve missed eight of them. - we have a strong tracki track record of delivery. we are going to do this in a fair- way and make sure we are protecting hassles, or take, for example, the labour approach, - the changes they want to make, - for example, shutting down the north sea, industry has said that will be the country on investable. -
Pressure no longer with us but still in the cord airstream with a northerly wind and bringing the odd shower down real feel particularly cold. doctorfrost shower down real feel particularly cold. doctor frost for the cloud within the build up to the day on wednesday and that can lead to a few showers and mainly for england and wales, looking a bit sunnier around scotland and northern ireland but in belfast, w typical number of and stay in her ability chilly week i had dropping around northern areas and even the risk of frost overnight before lower pressure or maybe bring some rain by the end of the week.
The morning before that cloud comes and that there will be a lot of cloud on monday and have the slight rain affected northern england, midlands, wales, and was a southwest and moving down towards scotland before areas see the sunshine in the afternoon but it will not be as much sunshine in northern ireland and not his arm on monday and in the glasgow to be particularly chilly for the midlands and eastern parts of england. that area of high pressure continues and will be pushed away by the feds moving southwards overnight with clear skies following in the scotland in early frost and eastern parts pink netting to the southeast in a northerly wind follows on the light shower around the seacoast and cloud will build up in western scotland and northern ireland and wales in temperatures will be 13 or 14 degrees spell be colder further east and west is going to be best. i
Politicians across the uk have what he called politicians across the uk have what he called a politicians across the uk have what he called ., . ., politicians across the uk have what he called ., , . ., ., he called a collective fair of talkin: he called a collective fair of talking about he called a collective fair of talking about climate. - he called a collective fair of talking about climate. he l he called a collective fair of. talking about climate. he also criticised the scottish government in edinburgh and said it was desperately disappointing that they had dropped a key carbon cutting pledge this week. he said they were over ambitious from the beginning. the uk government says it is the first economy in the world to have halved carbon emissions since 1990 and says that record stands on its own. the scottish government has said we are sticking by our commitment to get to know zero by 2025 and we are steadfast in that commitment. 2025 and we are steadfast in that commitment- 2025 and we are steadfast in that commitment. this is a week where there has been commitment. this is a week where there has been quite commitment. this is a week where there has been quite a commitment. this is a week where there has been quite a stark - commitment. this is a week where i there has been quite a stark warning about the practical effects of climate change. about the practical effects of climate change. about the practical effects of climate chance. ., , ., climate change. certainly, we heard marine scientists climate change. certainly, we heard marine scientists in climate change. certainly, we heard marine scientists in australia - climate change. certainly, we heard marine scientists in australia and i marine scientists in australia and the us is in coral reefs around the world were facing the fourth global bleaching events, that is when coral reefs go white and can die, and they
Clouds have been building through the course of the morning and into the afternoon. some areas are still quite sunny, other areas have turned a little more overcast. temperatures i think best in the west, possibly 15 in northern ireland. but on the north sea coast, we ve a chilly breeze, it s only around 9 or 10. now, temperatures may be on the down, but the pollen levels are on the up. moderate widely across some central and eastern parts of the uk and even high in the south west. now, through tonight, variable amounts of cloud. it will turn damp for a time in scotland, particularly northern and central areas. i don t think this coming night will be quite as cold as last night, but still in some spots, temperatures could drop close to freezing early in the morning, given clearer skies overnight. variable amounts of cloud tomorrow, there will be some sunshine, for sure. i think further south, that s where the best of the sun will be, but some areas may be stuck underneath the cloud. now, interestingly, it is actually going to be a relatively warm day across western parts
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Well, what happens now? the police say in due course, they will send what is known as a standard prosecution report to the public prosecutor in scotland. you re live with bbc news. a fulljury has been sworn in for former us president donald trump s historic criminal trial in new york. the 12jurors will decide whether mr trump is guilty or innocent in a case stemming from a hush money payment he made to an adult film star. dozens of potential jurors had been dismissed throughout the week. 0ur north america correspondent nada tawfik explains how the selection process played out. donald trump himself looked on as they raised their right hands and swore that they would be fair and impartial in hearing this case. and it comes after a day of twists and turns after two jurors were abruptly excused one, a young woman who said she felt intimidated after details of her identity were made public. she said friends and family had reached out, guessing she was a likelyjuror, and she felt that outside opinions might impact her decision making.
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