mark lowen there, i for now, back to london. mark lowen there. i don't— for now, back to london. mark lowen there, i don't know _ for now, back to london. mark lowen there, i don't know if _ for now, back to london. mark lowen there, i don't know if the _ for now, back to london. mark lowen there, i don't know if the vandals - there, i don't know if the vandals are at the gates in this particular millennium, but i was alarmed to see they have already sent in the men and women in white coats! we will come back to mark in an hour or so, thank you very much. one of the things that will be happening in the margins of the conference, in other words during lunch or over a coffee break, whatever, is there is something called a brush past between emmanuel macron and boris johnson. we hope it won't be a brushoff, but a brush past is a diplomatic term for an informal quick chat in the corridor, which is prearranged. it will be trying to resolve the post brexit fishing dispute that has really turned sour in the last few days. just last night, emmanuel macron was interviewed by financial tim

mark lowen in rome, on global warming alive. mark lowen in rome. thank— on global warming alive. mark lowen in rome, thank you _ on global warming alive. mark lowen in rome, thank you very _ on global warming alive. mark lowen in rome, thank you very much - on global warming alive. mark lowen in rome, thank you very much for. in rome, thank you very much for your analysis. in rome, thank you very much for youranalysis. let's in rome, thank you very much for your analysis. let's turn to things here in glasgow because the formalities to get under way this morning and officially, the presidency was handed overfrom chile to the uk and italy, they share the presidency this year, the summit was supposed to be held last year and was postponed because of the pandemic and that will complicate things this week. the organisation and the choreography of a summit this size is dizzying at the best of times. head of the summit, we have had a number of reports that spell out the seriousness of the situation. the latest ipcc report tells us this has been the hottest five years on record and since

mark lowen - live here on the bbc. mark, thank you very much. mark lowen in - live here on the bbc. mark, thank - you very much. mark lowen in rome. prince charles was introduced by the italian prime minister, the defining act of he said, we have to act now or delay acting and we risk a much higher cost orfailing. or delay acting and we risk a much higher cost or failing. talking about a partnership of governments, countries, global corporations just assert a sane ability in their plans. you're watching bbc news. cop26 i'm co p26 i'm live cop26 i'm live in glasgow as the cop26 i'm live in glasgow as the cop26 summit gets under way. 25,000 delegates will attend from 200 countries to announce how they will cut emissions by 2030. borisjohnson calls it the worlds moment of truth. what we need to do is make sure that at the summit world leaders come together and meet the commitments that are necessary. world leaders will be making their way to glasgow from the 620 summit in rome.

mark lowen reports. in august 2019, a spanish ngo boat rescued 147 migrants crossing from north africa to europe and asked to dock in the southern italian island of lampedusa. the hard—line anti—migrant matteo salvini was then interior minister and deputy prime minister and his trademark policy was to close ports to migrant rescue boats. screaming and crying for almost three weeks, they were kept on board in boiling heat and terrible conditions. prosecutors say that amounted to kidnapping and deprivation of their rights. mr salvini said the decision was taken by the whole government and claims he was defending italy. the actor richard gere, who was on holiday in italy at the time, and travelled to sicily to deliver supplies to the migrants, has agreed to testify at the trial. i grew up a christian, i'm a buddhist now, but i can't imagine jesus christ would be happy with a law that says it's illegal to help people. it makes no sense to me, it's completely crazy. i'm ashamed for all of this planet that

mark lowen, bbc news, kongsberg. a hospital in canada has carried out what is believed to be a medicalfirst. doctors there performed a double lung transplant. nothing new about that of course, but the organs were delivered to the hospital by a drone. the bbc�*s tim allman has the story. alain hodak is 63 years old. two years ago, he was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis, a lung disease that made his life a misery. it was just close to unbearable, having no air. doctors told him he needed a transplant. when it comes to this kind of operation, every second counts. so this was how the donated organs would be transported to the hospital — an especially built drone travelling across the city with the most precious cargo imaginable. the clock was ticking. the journey beginning at the toronto western hospital, in a trip that lasted just six minutes, the drone travelled 1.5 kilometres to the toronto general hospital, where the medical team were waiting. if you could fly a drone into the city, then you could fly a drone a

mark lowen reports. in august 2019, a spanish ngo boat rescued 147 migrants crossing from north africa to europe, and asked to dock in the southern italian island of lampedusa. the hardline anti—migrant matteo salvini was then interior minister and deputy prime minister, and his trademark policy was to close ports to migrant rescue boats. for almost three weeks they were kept on board in boiling heat and terrible conditions. prosecutors say that amounted to kidnapping and deprivation of their rights. mr salvini says the decision was taken by the whole government. he claims he was defending italy. the actor richard gere, who was on holiday in italy at the time and travelled to sicily to deliver supplies to the migrants, has agreed to testify at the trial. i grew up a christian, now a buddhist, but i can't imagine jesus christ would be happy with a law that says it is illegal to help people. it makes no sense to me. it is completely crazy. i'm ashamed for all of this planet that it's illegal to help peop

that report by mark lowen. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: chris martin tells the bbc how coldplay are making their new world tour carbon neutral, but they're still opting to use private planes. parts of san francisco least affected by the earthquake are returning to life, but in the marina area, where most of the damage was done, they're more conscious than ever of how much has been destroyed. in the 19 years since he was last here, he's gone from being a little—known revolutionary to an experienced and successful diplomatic operator. it was a 20—pound bomb which exploded on the fifth floor of the grand hotel, ripping a hole in the front of the building. this government will not weaken! | democracy will prevail! it fills me with humility and gratitude to know that i have been chosen as a recipient of this foremost honour. this catholic nation held its breath for the men they call "the 33". and then... ..bells tolled nationwide to announce the first rescue, and chile let out an almighty roar. this is newsda

i'm mark lowen live in rome. the first talks are under way focusing _ the first talks are under way focusing on global health care and the pandemic economic recovery. lawyers for prince andrew claim the woman who's accused him of sexual assault is out for "another payday" as they ask a new york court to dismiss the case. and new york prepares for a severe impact to its emergency services after a deadline to force first responders to get vaccinated passes. this hello and welcome, if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the italian prime minister, mario draghi, has opened the 620 summit in rome with a call for multilateral action to solve the problems the world is facing. the summit is the biggest face—to—face meeting of world leaders since the start of the pandemic, and comes on the eve of an historic summit on climate change in glasgow, hosted by borisjohnson. but a dispute between the uk and france overfishing rights has threatened to sour the atmosphere. mark lowen joins us from rome. hello again.

mark lowen, bbc news, rome. as we heard, the g20 leaders are meeting in rome this weekend — our diplomatic correspondent james landale is there, and, james, this is the first time so many leaders have met in person, face to face since the pandemic began. that's right. it is a huge, huge challenge for them because they've got a lot of things to deal with. as you've heard, climate change is top of the agenda, very much a stepping stone summit will put to be put into the night before the cop26 meeting in glasgow. the leaders meeting here at the g20, their economies produce 80% of global emissions —— stepping stone summit before the cop26. will they commit to cutting emissions and by when? they will discuss how much money to give poorer adapt to climate change and will it be enough? they have also got to talk about the covid pandemic, in the longer term there is the issue of recovering their economies from the pandemic. how do they fix those broken supply chains? how do they deal with rising energy prices? in

mark lowen, bbc news, kongsberg. former us president bill clinton has been admitted foreign lorry drivers i said to be allowed to make more deliveries in the uk as part of plans to try to ease pressure on supply chains. at the moment, overseas workers can only make two trips in a week but the government wants to relax the rules in a bid to prevent shortages. political correspondence jonathan prevent shortages. political correspondencejonathan blake correspondence jonathan blake reports. thousands of extra visas have been offered to hgv drivers from abroad in a bid to ease pressure on supply chains in the uk, but only a fraction of them have been issued. so now them have been issued. so now the government is going further and immediate hopes will allow thousands of extra deliveries per month. drivers from the eu are normally restricted to making two deliveries within seven days, but those rules will be relaxed to allow unlimited trips within a fortnight. unlimited trips within a fortnight-— unlimited trips within a

mark lowen in norway, thank you. the chancellor, rishi sunak, says the government is doing everything it can to ease supply chain blockages. but businesses in industries from toys to construction to meat are warning that blockages at ports caused by a shortage of lorry drivers are still causing big delays. the uk's largest poultry supplier said the price of chicken will rise because of the problems. with more, here's our business correspondent emma simpson. they sell everything they make. frog bikes are in big demand. so, this is our warehouse where we store the bikes. normally there'd be about 25,000 bikes on the shelves so the shelves would be full. we won't have enough bikes for christmas. it's disappointing. disappointing for mums and dads? disappointing for mums and dads, for the shops we deal with and for us. the production line here at pontypool is running at half—speed. they rely on parts from all over the world and they are waiting on three containers of tyres from south korea. the tyres that should have c

mark lowen, bbc news, at the vatican. the government wants all uk electricity to come from renewable sources by 2035. borisjohnson says the country is already a world leader in offshore wind power, and shouldn't rely on energy produced from fossil fuels overseas. ministers are under pressure to speed up the shift in how energy is produced, as our climate editor, justin rowlatt, reports. if you thought your commute to work was rough going, check this out. we're with a team trying to get out to service a wind turbine. so... ..the north sea is famous for its savage weather. but that's why they've put these wind turbines out here, because this is where the wind is. but, of course, it means they are very hard — oh! — to maintain. oh, god! 0h! the swell is up to three metres high today, making it too dangerous to climb the ladder. so it's back to the ship for us. this is where the team of engineers who keep the blades turning, live and work. these guys do 12 hours shifts out here for 1h straight days, and then get two weeks

i'm mark lowen live in rome. the leaders of the world's largest economies have now gathered to try to hammer out some of the world's thorniest challenges. buckingham palace cancels all of the queen's official visits after doctors tell the 95—year—old monarch to rest for another two weeks. lawyers for prince andrew claim the woman who's accused him of sexual assault is out for "another payday" as they ask a new york court to dismiss the case. and new york prepares for a severe impact to its emergency services after a deadline to force first responders to get vaccinated passes. we set hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. division and doubts are looming as leaders of the 6—20 group of nations gather in rome for a summit focusing on twin challenges — covid and climate change. it will be the biggest face—to—face meeting of world leaders since the pandemic began. meanwhile, the french president, emmanuel macron, has raised tensions in the dispute over post—brexit fishing rig

mark lowen, bbc news, rome. blue skies there in rome. let's see what the weekend weather prospects are like here. tomasz schafernaker can tell us. the rain keeps falling, in fact it has eased somewhat in the northwest of the uk where we have had all the rain in the river is certainly running fast, but you can see that rain fleshing out into the northern red sea, but later on tonight, this next weather different moves and end this one will bring again a fairamount moves and end this one will bring again a fair amount of rain to western parts of the uk. the good news is, though, that this weather front is going to move swiftly through, so it shouldn't hang around for too long, but the morning for some of us will be wet tomorrow command that rain could be quite heavy, some stronger winds as well, around three in the afternoon, it gets much better coming through the afternoon. so saturday afternoon and evening isn't going to be bad at all but some sunshine on the way, of course, during the day. here is sunday, another low—pressure moves an

mark lowen been writing around the e --talian capital and has a special report. ♪ welcome to world news america on pbs around the globe. at theborders and they have remd closed since. the travel rules there have been some of the strictest of anywhere in the world. now, the government has announced for next month fully vaccinated australians will finally be allowed to travel again. the prime minister, scott morrison, said it was time to give australians their lives back. while it is welcome news to the tens of thousands of australians who have been stranded abroad since last year. schama filial report from sydney. >> a decision millions have been waiting for, australia sealed itself frothe world since the beginning of the pandemic. now, it is finally reopening. >> we will be able to open those international borders again and that will enable australians who are fully vaccinated -- >> it is an emotional moment for many including amy hayes who currently lives in redding and has not seen her family for nearly three years. >> there is somewhat you miss out on day-to-day. friends have had bab

mark lowen, bbc news, rome. some very lucky residents in parts of northern scotland were treated to a spectacular sight last night. the aurora borealis lit up the skies over the highlands and islands. these gorgeous pictures were sent in by bbc weather watchers, who managed to capture the display before the rain arrived. let's have a look at the weather. amazing images. you get to show the joy, amazing images. you get to show the joy, the rain has arrived. it is not only rain, at times it is going to be strong winds. some areas to keep a close eye on, tomorrow across the south and south—east of england, on sunday, northern scotland for the worst of the winds, potentially damaging gust of wind, and it tuesday could be another day to watch across the southern half of england and south wales. the winds are blustery today but not as strong as tomorrow. the main story is the rain, nasty downpours across east anglia, south—east, edging out of the way, more showers working eastwards, fragmenting, most places will g

mark lowen, bbc news, rome. our diplomatic correspondent james landale is in rome for the g20 meeting and he told us why it is so important. it's a huge, huge challenge for them because they've got a lot of things to deal with. as you've heard, climate change is top of the agenda. this is very much a stepping stone summit before the cop26 meeting in glasgow. the leaders meeting here at the g20, their economies produce 80% of global emissions. how much will they commit to cutting emissions and by when? they will also be discussing how much money to give poorer countries to adapt to climate change, and will it be enough? they have also got to talk about the covid pandemic. in the longer term, there's the issue of recovering their economies from the pandemic. how do they fix those broken supply chains? how do they deal with rising energy prices? and in the shorter term, there's the question of how do you deal with that issue of vaccine inequality? the fact that 60%, 70% of the richer countries have produced... have

our correspondent mark lowen explained more about the vote. these are local elections but there are significant in which way the country is heading in national politics and is the 1st test since mario draghi, the former european central bank president as pie minister and he leads an coalition which includes the far right anti— european populist firebrand of the league party. about 2 years ago their leader was on the brink of becoming pie minister and taking national power and becoming the 1st major western european country to swing to the extreme right. his party has suffered partly because of that stop i think italian observers will be looking very closely to see whether the far right has been depleted because of this government. but also local elections are important because they give a platform to parties to build support and to shine and the national elections are less than 2 years away. thousands have been demonstrating in brazil calling for presidentjair bolsonaro's removal. opposition parties and trade unions held the protests exactly

i'm mark lowen, live in rome. first talks of the 620 summit have focused on the pandemic and the global economic recovery. good afternoon. the italian prime minister, mario draghi, has opened the 620 summit in rome with a call for multilateral action to solve the problems the world is facing. a warm welcome to sunny autumnal rome where the leaders of the world largest economies, the 620, have begun their two day summit, a crucial meeting in which countries representing 80% of the global greenhouse emissions are represented. countries representing 80% of the world 6dp, gross domestic product. 75% of global trade. 60% of the world's population. that is what 620 means, 19 countries and the eu, meeting in rome to discuss some of the biggest challenges the world faces, climate change, the covid—19 pandemic and the continued recovery post—pandemic of the global economy. they are also discussing issues such as the need to increase vaccines for poorer countries, to relieve some of the strangleholds in vaccine procurement and delivery. and also those desperately important climate goals that

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lowen sent this report. a medieval weapon of modern terror, piercing the calm of this once sleepy town. police were called after six o'clock last night when an attacker fired indiscriminately from his bow and arrow. when they tried to intervene, he unleashed more volleys. by the time they caught him half an hour later, he had killed four women and one man and injured three others. today, police identified him as 37—year—old espen andersen brathen, a local resident of danish nationality, who had converted to islam and had previously raised concerns over radicalisation. and they say he's confessed. the act itself looks like a terror act, but we do not know what is the motivation of the perpetrator here. the supermarket where the killing spree began bears the scars of the horror, and kongsberg, this town of 25,000 people, has been shattered. norway's new prime minister, on his first day in the job, takes over a country in mourning. translation: these are gruesome acts that have been committed, - quite surre

lowen has more on the g20 summit�*s final communique. in terms of the climate pledges, the final communique was a bit of a mixed bag, really. 0n the aim of capping global warming ati.5 degrees above preindustrial levels, the g20 leaders said they would pursue efforts to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees and use meaningful and effective actions to do so. but really, beyond that, there were very few concrete actions and concrete ideas as to what they would do in order to keep that dream of 1.5 degrees alive. and that will now probably go through to the glasgow summit for days of wrangling to try to get to the nitty—gritty of the actions they have to take to move towards the 1.5 degrees cap. in terms of the other thorny issue, which is achieving net—zero carbon emissions by 2050, well, that was the aim of some western leaders, including italy we understand, and quite possibly america, to have 2050 in the final communique, but it doesn't appear because all they talk about is net—zero carbon emissions by or around mid century. and we

mark lowen is there for us. hello again. i think a little bit more detail is emerging about what is in the final communiqu. more detail is emerging about what is in the final communiqu . tell us about this. is in the final communiqu . tell us about this-— is in the final communiqu . tell us about thie— is in the final communiqu . tell us about thia— is in the final communiqu . tell us about this. ~ . ., about this. indeed. we are getting a drau:ht about this. indeed. we are getting a draught final— about this. indeed. we are getting a draught final communique _ about this. indeed. we are getting a draught final communique that - about this. indeed. we are getting a draught final communique that is . draught final communique that is making the rounds. it could still be tweaked, but it is pretty long. the fruit of several months' worked. 0n the climate issue, i can give you a few headlines. they are the g20 leaders are saying they have agreed to pursue efforts to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees above pre—industri

let�*s cross to rome and our correspondent, mark lowen. thank you very much indeed. a warm welcome to rome, where the first day of this two day t20 summit is a drawing to a close after important talks that have focused today largely on the pandemic and the global economic recovery, with the leaders of the world�*s largest economies are pledging to vaccinate 70% of the world by the middle of next year, and agreeing on a global minimum corporate tax rate of 15% to try to stop companies from using offshore tax havens in their race for the bottom. the 620 leaders are now at a gala dinner at the diocletian laughs built at the turn of the fourth century. the german chancellor angela merkel there come to her last 620�*s summit, likely, as she will be replaced as chancellor in the coming weeks and months when a deal is done on that new government and a sumptuous evening in the largest imperial backs of ancient road awaits these 620 leaders. and this will be a preface to tamara�*s talks which will be focused on the climate and that issue, perhaps an agreement will be ra

lowen sent this report. a medieval weapon of modern terror, piercing the calm of this once sleepy town. police were called after six o'clock last night when an attacker fired indiscriminately from his bow and arrow. when they tried to intervene, he unleashed more volleys. by the time they caught him half an hour later, he had killed four women and one man and injured three others. today, police identified him as 37—year—old espen andersen brathen, a local resident of danish nationality, who had converted to islam and had previously raised concerns over radicalisation. and they say he's confessed. the act itself looks like a terror act, but we do not know what is the motivation of the perpetrator here. the supermarket where the killing spree began bears the scars of the horror, and kongsberg, this town of 25,000 people, has been shattered. norway's new prime minister, on his first day in the job, takes over a country in mourning. translation: these are gruesome acts that have been _ committed, quite surre

lowen sent this report. a medieval weapon of modern terror, piercing the calm of this once sleepy town. police were called after six o'clock last night when an attacker fired indiscriminately from his bow and arrow. when they tried to intervene, he unleashed more volleys. by the time they caught him half an hour later, he had killed four women and one man and injured three others. today, police identified him as 37—year—old espen andersen brathen, a local resident of danish nationality, who had converted to islam and had previously raised concerns over radicalisation. and they say he's confessed. the act itself looks like a terror act, but we do not know what is the motivation of the perpetrator here. the supermarket where the killing spree began bears the scars of the horror, and kongsberg, this town of 25,000 people, has been shattered. norway's new prime minister, on his first day in the job, takes over a country in mourning. translation: these are gruesome acts that have been _ committed, quite surre

mark lowen, bbc news, at the vatican. it's feared the eruption of the volcano on the spanish island of la palma could continue for months. lava has now been flowing for fifteen days, destroying more than a thousand homes. part of the volcano has collapsed, causing the lava to spread faster and in new directions. locals are wondering what the future will hold when the eruption finally stops. danjohnson is on the island and sent this report. incredibly, this eruption is now into a third week and it keeps getting stronger. the volcano is producing even more lava with even more force. that's why all that lava, all that ash, is pouring up into the sky higher and higher, and that means more of a risk to a bigger area — the potential for more people to be evacuated on top of the 6,000 or so who have been out of their homes for a fortnight now. and i was talking to the director of the canary islands volcano institute, who said he expects this eruption to continue for at least another ten days, potentially another two months. an

lowen is there and gave us the latest. he is in custody but is being assessed by health professionals. the assessment could last weeks or even months. thejudge will could last weeks or even months. the judge will decide whether or not to reman him in custody but if he is, it would likely be in the custody of health officials rather than in prison. that is because there were a lot of concerns, a lot of reports, particularly from his family and friends also, of his family and friends also, of his mental problems, there was a restraining order but had been issued against him for threatening to kill a relative. but then aside from that, there were fears over his radicalisation, he was a danish muslim convert, there were concerns about his radicalisation, police had had previous to the attack and that is where they will now be questions over whether police could have stopped him earlier. for example in 2017 he posted a video to facebook, saying "i come with a warning, bear witness that i am a muslim". he frequented the mosque h

let's cross to rome now, where our correspondent mark lowen has more. what will come out of this is what was finally put down and agreed on that final communique. so, the pluses and the negatives? in terms ofthe pluses and the negatives? in terms of the climate _ pluses and the negatives? in terms of the climate pledges, _ pluses and the negatives? in terms of the climate pledges, the - pluses and the negatives? in terms of the climate pledges, the final. of the climate pledges, the final communique had a bit of a mixed bag, really. 0n the aim of capping global warming ati.5 degrees, really. 0n the aim of capping global warming at 1.5 degrees, above preindustrial levels, the g20 leader said they would pursue efforts to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees and use meaningful and effective actions to do so. but really, beyond that, there were very few concrete actions or ideas as to what they were to do in order to keep that dream of 1.5 were to do in order to keep that dream of1.5 degrees were to do in order to keep that dream of 1.5 degrees alive. and th

mark lowen is at the g20 summit in rome — and mark, talk us through that draft communique. we've seen reaction from leading corporations. we've seen reaction from leading corporations-_ corporations. yes, on these communiques _ corporations. yes, on these communiques it _ corporations. yes, on these communiques it is - corporations. yes, on these communiques it is really - corporations. yes, on these i communiques it is really about looking at the nuance of the language, and this communique, we think this is probably the fifth draught of the communique and hasn't yet been actually finalised. it could even be tweaked in the next hour or two. what we think it is saying is that the g20 leaders will undertake "meaningful and effective actions" to pursue efforts to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. remember, at 1.5 degrees target above preindustrial levels is the kind of key figure here, because the scientific consensus is that if we go beyond global warming 1.5 degrees, and at the moment the world is not on track at all to meet 1.5 degrees, then we could be seeing much, much

with the latest, mark lowen joins us from rome. thank joins us from rome. you very much indeed, and a very thank you very much indeed, and a very warm welcome to rome where the first day of the 620 summit has drawn to a close. a summit that has brought together the world's largest economies, the 19 largest countries of the economy, and then the european union as well. to discuss a range of issues and challenges facing the world. and there have been some key pledges made in this first day of talks. as you said they're own vaccines, the 620 leaders saying that they pledged to have 70% of the world vaccinated by the middle of next year. that will require a much faster sharing of vaccine doses from richer countries to cooler countries than we have seen so far. there was also rubber—stamping of an agreement that came 18 months ago among 620 finance ministers to set a global minimum corporate tax. 15%. to try to stop multinational companies from using offshore tax havens. and there was a communiqu that came through from the uk, us, fra

mark lowen is at the g20 summit in rome — and has this assessment of the draft final communique that the leaders of the world's biggest economy are set to approve later this afternoon. we are getting a draught final communique that is making the rounds here. it could still be tweaked, of course, in the couple of hours to come, but it's pretty long, i have to say. so the fruit of several months�* work. on the climate issue, let me just give you headlines. the g20 leaders are saying that they have agreed to pursue efforts to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees above preindustrial level. that is going further than the paris climate accord of 2015 when the idea at that stage was to cap it at well below two degrees, and ideally closer to 1.5 degrees. so it appears they have come down to target 1.5 degrees. you have to remember, these communiques are all about the nuance and the language and the choice of words. but then, on the issue... and on the 1.5 degrees, i'lljust add, they talk about the need to take "meaningful and effective actions" and a commitment by all countries. that is tho

let's speak now to mark lowen who is in rome. it is the second and final day of the 620 it is the second and final day of the g20 summit bringing together the worlds largest economies which are also the worlds largest emitters. collectively the members of the g20 produce 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions and there is a lot of pressure as you can expect on the biggest emitters among them, particularly china, india and saudi arabia, to commit to net zero carbon emissions by the middle of the century and to bring in more emission targets to be more ambitious in that attempt to bring greenhouse gas emissions further down because bringing emissions down is one way in which the goal of 1.5 that you were talking about with victoria is or could be kept alive. at the moment that goal is very far off. so we will wait to see whether the real action today meet the ambitions and expectations on the shoulders of the g20 leaders. away from the main talks, the leaders have been having a rather nice stroll stop when in rome, they have been a

our correspondent mark lowen explained more about the vote. good afternoon, it is far too early to know about results, or i guess even turn out, but is it likely to be, notwithstanding the horrible things in rome, that there will be much desire to vote in these elections? it has been a rough old yearfor elections? it has been a rough old year for italy. elections? it has been a rough old yearfor italy. it elections? it has been a rough old year for italy-_ elections? it has been a rough old year for italy-— year for italy. it has been a rough old 18 months _ year for italy. it has been a rough old 18 months and _ year for italy. it has been a rough old 18 months and with _ year for italy. it has been a rough old 18 months and with covid - year for italy. it has been a rough old 18 months and with covid and | year for italy. it has been a rough - old 18 months and with covid and the economic crisis that has involved. i think that people will be interested in going out to vote, the turnout figures are largely similar to what we had four orfive

our correspondent mark lowen explained more about the vote. the local elections are a gauge in the direction of national politics. the prime minister leads a grand coalition that includes the far right anti—european populist, and his legal party. about two years ago, he was on the brink of becoming prime minister and taking national power and becoming the first major western european country to lurch to the far right. he has now been bought into this mainstream national unity coalition government, and his party has suffered partly because of that. so he will be looking closely, and i think italian observers will be looking closely to see whether or not the far right has been deflated, really, because of this unity government. but also local elections are important because they give a platform to parties to shine, to build support, and the national elections are less than two years away. a version of banksy�*s famous "girl and balloon" artwork has been unveiled by christie's, as the highlight of the london auction house's upcoming sale. the

mark lowen, bbc news, at the vatican. a large oil slick has begun washing ashore in southern california. beaches in orange county, southeast of los angeles, have been closed, as oil and dead wildlife wash up on the sand. almost half a million litres of oil has leaked from a pipeline connected to an offshore oil rig. courtney bembridge reports. california is known for its beaches, but not like this. clumps of oil and tar the size of softballs scatter the shoreline, as well as dead birds and fish. more than 120,000 gallons of oil has leaked into the ocean from a broken pipeline five miles off the coast. we are in the midst of a potential ecological disaster here at huntington beach and as the exhibits and pictures here illustrate, the oil spill has significantly impacted our community. the broken pipeline is connected to an offshore oil platform run by a subsidiary of houston—based amplify energy. the company says the pipeline has now been shut off and the remaining oil suctioned out. it has been maintained. we are invest

i'm mark lowen live in rome. the leaders of the world's largest economies have now gathered to try to hammer out some of the world's thorniest challenges. buckingham palace cancels all of the queen's official visits after doctors tell the 95—year—old monarch to rest for another two weeks. lawyers for prince andrew claim the woman who's accused him of sexual assault is out for "another payday" as they ask a new york court to dismiss the case.

we heard from prince charles earlier —— mark lowen. the g20 leaders agreeing on a 1.5 degrees climate change target as a victoria and i were just discussing. that is an absolutely essential piece of omentum, isn't it as those leaders prepare to travel later from as those leaders prepare to travel laterfrom italy as those leaders prepare to travel later from italy to glasgow? tt as those leaders prepare to travel later from italy to glasgow? it has anita. but later from italy to glasgow? it has anita- but i _ later from italy to glasgow? it has anita. but i would _ later from italy to glasgow? it has anita. but i would urge _ later from italy to glasgow? it has anita. but i would urge a - later from italy to glasgow? it has anita. but i would urge a word - later from italy to glasgow? it has anita. but i would urge a word of. anita. but i would urge a word of caution here because remember back in paris in 2015, cop 21, the communiqu from that was to keep local warming substantially below two degrees and ideally at 1.5 degrees. so there

let's go to our correspondent at the vatican, mark lowen. mark, the pope is due to meet the us presidentjoe biden in not too long. how significant is it that pope francis has come out with this message? it francis has come out with this message?— message? it is an important intervention, _ message? it is an important intervention, i— message? it is an important intervention, i think, i message? it is an important| intervention, ithink, coming message? it is an important i intervention, ithink, comingjust before that un climate conference in glasgow because, of course, this is the leader of the world's the 1.3 billion catholics and a man who carries moral weight, some star quality among his supporters and even though he will not be present physically in glasgow, although it had been expected he would attend, he is hoping that by stressing the need for action on climate change, he could potentially have some impact with some world leaders meeting in glasgow because back in 2015, he had a similarfocus on environmentalism and issued what is

mark lowen in rome with that ”oreous summit. mark lowen in rome with that gorgeous backdrop. _ gorgeous backdrop. let's focus in one of those areas that could be discussed at length, rising sea levels let's look at the situation in miami in florida. real problems with flooding and businesses. our us correspondent, nomia iqbal, reports. this is a city where people come to enjoy the ocean — with their yachts, jet skis and homes right on the water. but the sea level is rising, making living conditions harder to adapt to, as the high life is built on low ground. there's more flooding, increased heat, intense storms, and the sea level is rising. miami sits on a bed of sponge—like limestone, making it one of the most vulnerable coastal cities in the world. in the next 30 years, it's projected that the sea will go up by 15 inches. if we stay on the trajectory that we're on, and we go out to the end of the century, you're looking at high—tide flooding here along, you know, near these buildings every single day for six hours a day