Touch and go for Cop26 success, warns Boris Johnson

The Independent's Morning Headlines email [View online]( October 26, 2021 [Morning Headlines]( 1 / [Cop26 on brink as Boris Johnson reveals he’s ‘very worried’ and climate fund deadline is missed]( Hopes for a breakthrough on tackling the climate crisis at Cop26 are fading after Boris Johnson admitted he is “very worried” the summit will fail and it was revealed poor nations will not receive the $100bn of help they were promised until 2023 – three years late. With just six days until the crucial Glasgow gathering, the United Nations also released fresh alarming evidence that the world is “way off track” in curbing greenhouse gas emissions. Speaking to children in Downing Street, the prime minister dropped his previous optimism about the chances of reaching an agreement to deliver net zero emissions by 2050. 2 / [Rishi Sunak to scrap public sector pay freeze imposed on millions during pandemic]( ‘It’s right that nurses, teachers and all the other public sector workers who played their part during the pandemic see their wages rise’ 3 / [Facebook whistleblower warns of riots and genocides if action isn’t taken]( Frances Haugen gave the warning while providing evidence to parliament 4 / [‘Go slow’ strategy for customs checks ‘planned by France in fishing row’]( France considers restrictions on fishing as contrary to post-Brexit agreement 5 / [Met Police to apologise to family of murdered sisters for investigation which ‘fell short’]( Independent Office for Police Conduct report found level of services provided over weekend pair went missing fell below standards The Big Question What are Insulate Britain’s goals? The environmental activists have resumed their series of roadblock protests after a 10-day hiatus, preventing traffic passing in three locations across the City of London on Monday morning. Liverpool Street, Upper Thames Street and Limehouse Causeway were all targeted by the collective during rush hour, with protesters in orange high-visibility vests once more sitting in the road holding banners to stop cars, buses and lorries getting by - to the evident frustration of drivers. But what exactly does the group hope to achieve and why have its tactics proven so divisive? [Read the full story >]( Watch / [Petrol prices reach highest level ever recorded]( NUMBER OF THE DAY £9.50 The national minimum wage for adults is to go up to £9.50 an hour in this week’s budget, the Treasury has confirmed. The rate currently at £8.91 – meaning the rise represents a 6.6 per cent increase. QUOTE OF THE DAY “It will be very, very tough, this summit, and I’m very worried because it might go wrong and we might not get the agreements that we need.” – Prime Minister Boris Johnson on UN climate summit Cop26 being held in Glasgow next week Other stories you might like [Top five Covid hotspots revealed as cases rise by nearly 37,000]( [Vaccine passports could fuel spread of Covid, says leaked government report]( [Deadline set for evidence in Prince Andrew’s sex assault lawsuit]( If you can spare a minute we’d love your [feedback]( on our newsletters. [The Independent]( Join the conversation or follow us [Facebook]( [Twitter]( Please do not reply directly to this email You are currently registered to receive The Independent's Morning Headlines newsletter. Add us to your safe list of senders. If you do not want to receive The Independent's Morning Headlines newsletter, please [unsubscribe](list_name=IND_Headlines_Masterlist_CDP). If you no longer wish to receive any newsletters or promotional emails from The Independent, you can unsubscribe [here](. This e-mail was sent by Independent Digital News and Media Ltd, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5HF. Registered in England and Wales with company number 07320345. Read our [privacy notice]( and [cookie policy](.