COP27: Boris Johnson at the helm in a 'pure supporting role'

The former British Prime Minister said he was in a "supporting role" to current Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the COP27 climate summit.

Boris Johnson was asked if he was concerned when Sunak initially said he would not be attending the conference in Egypt on November 17 due to the UK government's budget preparations.

Johnson replied: "The Prime Minister is here. I'm glad he's here. He gave a remarkable speech the other day. He is absolutely on the right track."

He added that he attended the conference as "a Conservative Party foot soldier and spearman, just in a supporting role to remind the world of what we did in Glasgow".

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COP27: Will climate change make diseases more likely in the future?

Scientists say climate change is making more than half of all infectious diseases worse; and the World Health Organization says humanity must "prepare" to combat this threat to global health security.

As the planet warms, new viruses emerge and pandemics become more likely as disease-carrying animals and mosquitoes move to areas of the world where they have never been found before.

Watch how it turned out.

Video directed by Paul Organe and Joanne Whalley

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Climate change: Expert says simply saying no to fossil fuels won't work

Simply saying no to fossil fuels won't work, says climate scientist Professor Myles Allen.

Speaking to Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday, Professor Allen used a stick of coal to explain how burning fossil carbon will cause one degree of global warming.

It was the first time a prop was used on the show.

He also encouraged politicians to talk to energy companies and get them to manage the carbon dioxide they produce.

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How to foster off-grid living on a remote Scottish peninsula

A hydroelectric power station provides the residents of Knoydart with electricity.

The remote region of Scotland's west coast is only accessible by boat or a two-day hike through glens and mountains.

Loch Bhraomisaig water helps generate electricity for the local post office, primary school, homes and businesses .

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Buffalo calf born in the county of Kent

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Bison are the first to be born in the wild in Britain for thousands of years.

Recycled fishing nets to save the sea

For years, the question of what to do with old fishing nets has been a major headache.

Fishermen sometimes dumped them into the sea or brought them ashore and disposed of them in landfills.

Old trawl nets are now being recycled for the first time here in the UK thanks to a program run by Keep Britain Tidy.

Journalist: Jonah Fisher

Video by Gwyndaf Hughes

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Failure of the Blue Origin rocket during a space voyage

An unmanned Blue Origin mission came to an abrupt end when the capsule's emergency exit system was activated by a failure of its launch vehicle.

The capsule carried a payload of research items and returned to Earth, although the company said the New Shepherd rocket had "landed."

The Federal Aviation Administration, which authorizes commercial spaceflight in the United States, said it will investigate Monday's incident.

"Before the New Shepard vehicle can resume flight, the FAA will determine whether any system, process or procedure related to the accident compromised public safety. This is standard practice for all accident investigations," the statement said.

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