Regulators have given the go-ahead to develop the UK's largest untapped oil and gas field in the North Sea. Rosebank, located 80 miles west of Shetland, is estimated to contain 500 million barrels of oil. Last month a cross-party group of 50 MPs and peers wrote to the energy secretary arguing it would be "deeply irresponsible" to back the scheme when the government should be driving down carbon emissions. Today's Martha Kearney speaks to Green Party MP Caroline Lucas, who opposes Rosebank, and Gilad Myerson, executive chairman of Ithaca Energy which has a 20 per cent stake in the project. (Image credit: Andrew Perry/PA Wire)

The Today Debate is about taking an issue and pulling it apart with more time than we could ever have during the morning. Join Today presenter Mishal Husain, as in front of a live audience in Glasgow, a panel of guests discuss the problem of drug abuse and drug deaths in Scotland. Together they look at different approaches and ask whether decriminalisation is the answer. The panel includes people with personal experience of addiction and those who have seen loved ones derailed. We will also be joined by people working on the frontline and Police Scotland. If you need help with any of the issues raised in the programme there's advice and support on the BBC Action Line website https://www.bbc.co.uk/actionline

Drug users in Glasgow would be able to bring their own drugs and take them in a setting where there is healthcare support, under plans being considered in Scotland. It would be the first such space in the UK. The clinic would be close to the city centre, where there is already an NHS prescription service for people who are addicted to heroin. The Scottish government sees it as a significant moment in its effort to tackle drug deaths in Scotland - it also wants to decriminalise possessing drugs for personal use. Today's Mishal Husain visited the existing service and saw how the new clinic would work. She also spoke to BBC Scotland Editor James Cook, and Austin Smith from the Scottish Drugs Forum. Image credit: Getty Images

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Rishi Sunak insists the UK will still hit net zero by 2050, despite announcing a major shift on green policies in a speech yesterday. Speaking to Today's Nick Robinson, the PM says he is "absolutely not slowing down efforts to combat climate change". Despite warnings the government might miss legally-binding net zero targets, Rishi Sunak also said: "For too long in this debate there hasn't been enough honesty about what's involved." When asked if net zero can be achieved by 2050 if gas boilers can be installed up to 2035 according to the new policy, the PM says: "Both in the cars and vans that we drive, and how we heat our homes, over time to deliver net zero, those things have to change, but we can do that in a measured way." We also hear analysis from the BBC's Political Editor Chris Mason.