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Chinese labour camp survivor to sue UK trade…

https://youtube.com/watch?v=XbTmbCzl1tYThe British government has been accused of "dragging its heels" over trade linked to forced labour. A Chinese labour camp survivor is preparing to sue the UK's trade secretary for allowing cotton imports from the…

Record UK temperatures fuel climate change fears –…

https://youtube.com/watch?v=AlR33oOjiNUThe UK has recorded record temperatures above 40C for the first time, heightening concern over the impact of global climate change. Thermometers hit 40.3C at Coningsby in Lincolnshire while dozens of other locations exceeded the…

Deadly heatwaves “100 times more likely” due to…

https://youtube.com/watch?v=qUEtlikSZLkRecord-breaking heatwaves in north-west India and Pakistan are 100 times more likely to occur because of climate change, according to a new study by the UK’s Met Office. Temperatures once predicted to happen every 300…

Putin accused of blackmail over gas supplies to…

https://youtube.com/watch?v=iBvDOzZzn-MPresident Putin has been accused of blackmailing Europe over supplies of Russian gas. The Russian President has threatened to cut off gas to “unfriendly countries” unless they pay in the Russian currency, the rouble. Mr…

Ukraine war sparks huge rise in energy prices…

https://youtube.com/watch?v=23q6eNufxZQAnalysts are warning of a huge increase in energy bills and fuel prices due to the war in Ukraine. The expected surge in prices comes on top of the recent worldwide rise in energy costs.…

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Climate summit “is a failure” says Greta Thunberg…

https://youtube.com/watch?v=4yTWbhES_IcThe Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has accused world leaders of deliberately postponing much needed drastic action against global warming. She said they were fighting instead to preserve the status quo. Addressing thousands of young…

The Queen tells climate summit “act now for…

https://youtube.com/watch?v=lSHiypNkz18The Queen has urged world leaders at the COP26 climate summit in the UK to "achieve true statesmanship" and create a "safer, stabler future" for the planet. In a video message, she said many people…