Poland border crisis: Scene of chaos as soldiers deploy water cannon
The BBC’s Steve Rosenberg reports as Polish forces fire water cannon at migrants throwing rocks.
Poland border crisis: Tense stand-off with hundreds of migrants
Hundreds of migrants have gathered at a crossing on the Poland-Belarus border but are being stopped from entering the EU by Polish troops. The EU has accused Belarus of pushing migrants towards its eastern borders to undermine security, a charge it denies. The BBC’s Steve Rosenberg reports from the scene, where the migrants are trapped…
‘Democrats aiming for a 21st Century FDR moment’
US President Biden’s agenda will do an enormous amount of good, congressman Ritchie Torres says.
John Kerry at COP26: We’re going to come up with an agreement
US climate envoy John Kerry has told the BBC that he’s confident of an agreement at COP26, as the summit enters the final day. Negotiators from almost 200 governments are trying to strike a deal on how we tackle climate change. He spoke to science editor David Shukman about arguments over finance, and whether the…
Eco-friendly greenhouses grow food with waste heat
Two commercial greenhouses powered by the waste heat generated from a nearby water treatment plant are growing crops which will supply UK shops. Fossil fuels are often used as a source of heat in conventional commercial greenhouses, so this method also reduces carbon emissions. BBC Click’s Jen Copestake, who visited the greenhouses in 2020 while…
Robot gives needle-free injections and other tech news
LJ Rich looks at the best of the week’s technology news stories including: Tesla head Elon Musk sells about $5bn (£3.7bn) of shares in the electric car manufacturer An original Apple computer, built by co-founders Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs, sells at auction for $400,000 A robot that can autonomously give injections without needles has…
Ed Miliband: It’s a climate emergency…we need to declare it
Countries have got to start taking the dangers of climate change more seriously, the UK shadow business secretary Ed Miliband has said. Globally countries are struggling and dragging their feet in taking the action which is necessary, he told BBC World News’ Christian Fraser.
Poland calls for targeted sanctions against Belarus
The EU needs to impose further economic sanctions, focusing on the individuals and “entities” organising the illegal migration on the border between Belarus and Poland, the Polish deputy foreign minister has said. Pawel Jablonski told BBC Hardtalk’s Zeinab Badawi that it was important to act quickly and be united because “it’s the only language that…
Patrice Evra says taking the knee won’t stop racism in sport
Former Manchester United and France football captain Patrice Evra has said although he supports taking the knee, because it sparks a conversation, he does not believe the will is there to tackle racism in football. Evra told BBC Hardtalk’s Stephen Sackur that he was not sure about the effectiveness of banning racist fans from football…
Desperate Afghans turn to people smugglers for help fleeing the country
The evacuation flights out of Afghanistan may have largely stopped, but with international funding largely frozen, and a humanitarian crisis escalating, thousands are still desperate to find a way out. The remote town of Zaranj, close to the borders of both Pakistan and Iran, is a major people smuggling hub. Traffickers there told BBC Afghanistan…