Monday evening UK news briefing: Boris Johnson warns world facing James Bond 'doomsday' at Cop26 in Glasgow

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The big story: World facing Bond 'doomsday', says PM

It was a speech that may help shape his legacy.

Boris Johnson likened the climate change challenge to a James Bond "doomsday" as he addressed national leaders at the opening of the Cop26 UN climate change summit in Glasgow, saying time was running out to save the world from global warming.

The Prime Minister declared that "this is not a movie – and the doomsday device is real" as he used his speech to warn that global cities including Miami, Alexandria and Shanghai could be "lost beneath the waves" under the worst case temperature rises.

His address was followed shortly after by the Secretary-General of the UN, who gave one of the hardest-hitting speeches of Cop26 so far.

Antonio Guterres said that the world is "digging our own graves" by inaction.

It comes after the UN warned that extreme weather is the new normal.

The Prince of Wales warned world leaders that "time has quite literally run out" as he urged them to overcome their differences and work together to create a united response to the climate crisis - although many may return to his speech to watch the clip of him tripping on his way up to the stage.

One person who appeared to be underwhelmed by the pleas was Joe Biden.

The US President appeared to doze during the opening speeches of the crucial summit.

The 78-year-old, who was branded "sleepy Joe" by Donald Trump on the campaign trail, seemed to nod off for more than 30 seconds before being interrupted by an aide who whispered something in his ear.

In his speech today, the President said the "eye of history" will be on world leaders if they fail to act.

Mr Biden has faced criticism for his entourage of security vehicles on his European trip but Tom Harris targets social media critics arguing it does not matter how politicians travel to Cop26 because the climate problem is much bigger than them.

Meanwhile, one of America's leading news anchors attracted ridicule by announcing he had arrived to cover the summit – from the wrong city.

Sea ice melts

Among the most compelling speeches today was the one delivered by Sir David Attenborough.

Complete with moody music and graphics, the world-famous natural historian highlighted the unprecedented pace of climate change in recent years.

One place where this is most evident is Utqiagvik in Alaska, where since 1971, the average annual temperature has risen by 4.8°C from -13.5°C to -8.7°C.

The centuries-old practice of subsistence whale hunting is still legal there but communities are having to limit the size of their catch for fear of the ice breaking underneath them.

In this dispatch, Jamie Johnson details how Alaska's northernmost town, made rich by oil, faces an uncertain future as the sea ice melts.

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Sturgeon's Cop26 adverts

Meanwhile, Nicola Sturgeon has taken out full-page newspaper adverts linking the Cop26 summit with Scottish independence despite urging world leaders to forget their political interests during the crucial talks.

The First Minister said she hoped "we can all put egos aside over the next few days" and called on the leaders round the negotiating table to focus instead on getting a deal to cut climate emissions.

However, the SNP took out full-page adverts in several Scottish newspapers that described Scotland as a "nation in waiting".

It comes as bin strikes that threatened to turn Glasgow into an international laughing stock during Cop26 are back on again following an 11th hour about-turn by union chiefs.

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