Live news, business and sport from around the world.
World Service,·3617 episodes
Afghanistan's former finance minister blames corrupt generals paying 'phantom' soldiers
10 Nov 2021,·49 mins
Belarus is accused of deliberately sending thousands of migrants across the border
09 Nov 2021,·49 mins
Warsaw accuses Belarus of attempting to provoke a confrontation by encouraging them.
At least 26 children have died in the second such incident in the country this year
Some 503 people with links to fossil fuel interests are accredited for the climate summit
08 Nov 2021,·49 mins
The US President denounces Sunday’s poll as Daniel Ortega seeks a fourth term in office
We hear how New York is preparing to greet foreign tourists - as a 20 month ban is lifted
Leaders had agreed in Paris to donate funds annually for five years.
05 Nov 2021,·49 mins
Wealthy nations have come together under the 'Global Day of Action for Climate Justice'.
One hundred billion dollars has been pledged for struggling nations to achieve targets.
Avoid catastrophic warming by halting burning carbon at current levels within 11 years
04 Nov 2021,·49 mins
New research says China now accounts for almost a-third of the world's carbon emissions
Carbon emissions have returned to almost pre-pandemic levels, Global Carbon Budget report
At the UN climate summit, trillions of dollars are committed to fund carbon reduction
03 Nov 2021,·49 mins
Big financial firms say they will redirect trillions of dollars towards decarbonisation
Some of the biggest banks, insurers and pension funds pledge to fund carbon cutting plans
The pledge includes more than $19bn of public and private funds.
02 Nov 2021,·49 mins
Funding will also help restore land, tackle wildfires and support indigenous communities.
More than 100 leaders announce commitment to stop deforestation by the end of the decade
The two-week conference in Glasgow could lead to major changes to our everyday lives
01 Nov 2021,·49 mins
Climate warming is on track for 2.7C, which would result in "climate catastrophe".
Nearly 200 countries are being asked to change targets to reduce their carbon emissions.
President Biden's own party delays infrastructure bill over social initiative assurances
29 Oct 2021,·49 mins
Democrats in Congress want assurances on social initiatives before agreeing to the bill
Democrats in the US Congress have put off a vote on President Biden’s infrastructure bill
Climate change concern at highest since pollsters began tracking the issue in 1998
28 Oct 2021,·49 mins
Concern about climate change is at its highest since pollsters began tracking the issue
Support for climate action has risen since the Paris agreement in 2015, BBC poll
His approval ratings have slumped ahead of his 2022 reelection campaign.
27 Oct 2021,·49 mins
There is support push to hold president responsible for many of Brazil’s Covid deaths.
