Part of President Biden's huge entourage arrived at Glasgow Airport today in advance of COP26 -  A C17 military jet kicked up clouds of vapour as it touched down on the runway

Mr Biden and his wife Jill are in Rome today to meet the Pope to discuss a range of issues including climate change.  Interesting the agenda for the G20n meeting are very topical and highlights the relevance of Small Business and the aspects of climate change where Small Business  has a key role

Leaders' schedules: G20 summit and COP26

G20

Sat 30

10am: Arrival/meet-and-greet

11.30am: Family photo

11.45am: Roundtable discussions, Session 1: 'Global Economy and Global Health'

3pm: Side-event on 'Supporting small and medium enterprises, and women-owned businesses to build forward better'. Guest speaker: Queen Maxima of the Netherlands

7pm: Cultural event

Sun 31

10.30am: Side-event on the role of the private sector in the fight against climate change. Guest speaker: HRH Charles, Prince of Wales

11.05am: Roundtable Session 2: 'Climate Change and Environment'

1.50pm: Roundtable Session 3: 'Sustainable Development'

3.40pm: Closing session

4.15pm: Concluding press conferences

COP26

Mon 1

Opening ceremony: Boris Johnson to welcome world leaders with a ceremony featuring 'creative and cultural moments' and a speech by Prince Charles, after the Queen pulled out for health reasons

National statements: Throughout the two-day leaders' summit, heads of state and government will set out their plans to tackle climate change and curb emissions

2.30pm-4.30pm: Event - Action and Solidarity, the Critical Decade, during which leaders will hear the latest scientific reporting, get an update on progress, and hear what action must now be taken

Nov 2

9.15am - 12.45pm: Event - Action on Forests and Land-Use, at which leaders will hear how policies to protect forests and use land better can fight climate change

2.15pm-4.30pm: Event - Accelerating Clean Technology and Deployment, at which leaders will be shown a 'positive vision' for how technology can be used to combat climate change including creating new jobs and economic growth

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It is the first face-to-face summit of the G20 since Covid struck, and Biden will be hoping to use it to repair his international reputation following his chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan that frustrated his allies and drew unfavourable comparisons with predecessor Donald Trump.

It also comes just two days ahead of the start of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow that will be hosted by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Flooding caused major delays for world leaders heading to the summit today - with one train firm urging passengers 'not to travel' across the border due to disruption after two road bridges were 'washed away' amid torrential rain.

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency issued 14 flood warnings and seven alerts today, while in England 47 alerts and 23 warnings were in place from the Environment Agency. Natural Resources Wales had 33 alerts out.