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The prime minister boris johnson says that the anti—racism protests across britain have been — in his words — subverted by thuggery. jon kay has been in bristol where the statue was taken down. chanting: take it down! 300 years after his death, edward colston‘s fall from grace. for centuries, he took pride of place in bristol, celebrated as a merchant, politician and philanthropist. now, reviled for his part in the slave trade. that statue represents years of oppression, it represents ye...

Part in further anti—racism protests across britain today, with the statue of a 17th century slave trader pulled down in bristol. the monument to edward colston, which had stood in the city centre for more than a century was toppled and pushed into the river. the latest demontrations came 13 days after the killing of george floyd by us police — and despite the government here urging people not to take part because of the risk of catching or spreading coronavirus. tonight boris johnson defend...

This view is definitely one of the wildest, most incredible views ive seen in my entire life. i cant believe were 71 metres off the ground right now. this is 700 years old! it is before the colonisation of america, before taj mahal, before machu picchu. it makes me feel like a speck of sand in the sandbox! like, insignificant! yeah, yeah. its a pretty humbling experience, isnt it? if the climate change conditions dry things out sufficiently, then they might start to feel some impacts. they might...

Out. police say people in the crowd starting throwing rocks, bottles and incendiary devices. six officers were injured and two had to be take to the hospital for treatment. several officer. the demands, defund police, put the money into healthcare and dont prosecute any protesters. its a similar situation in portland where they had 10 straight nights of protests. mostly peaceful but mostly ending in violence. police photographed sought of the items thrown at them. bricks, bottles, ball bearings,...

Violently slammed to the ground by an officer last week, have driven calls for the citys progressive mayor, bill de blas blasio, to step down for failing, some contend, to rein his cops in. joining me now is new york police commissioner dermot shea. commissioner shea, you and i have had very blunt and candid talks about our feelings on both sides of this question. the fact is if youve got videotapes, this woman being slammed down, of police taking a vehicle of policemen and driving into a crowd,...

Enemy of every good police officer. >> reporter: gugino, a longtime activist, remains in the hospital in serious, but stable condition. also in new york tonight, the nypd, suspending two officers without pay. one for this incident posted online, the officer pulling down a persons face mask in brooklyn and hitting him with pepper spray. in philadelphia, an officer has been charged with assault, after video posted online shows him hitting a protester in the head with a baton. the police union vowi...

The whole uk running at about 0.7 up to 0.9. below one, but not falling rapidly. and if we break that down across the uk, the picture varies. 0ne computer model shows that in most areas of england, the rate is thought to be below one, except in the north—west and south—west, where it is estimated to be right on one. a different study suggests that scotland, wales and northern ireland are on 0.8. so, for the moment, the advice is still to keep at least two metres apart, and barriers and signs...

Climbing redwoods is forbidden in most places, but in this reserve we have special permission — and what a privilege it is. 0k, a0 metres. i cant get over how beautiful this tree is. we have button for the canopy, so there are burn marks on this tree at a0 metres, which boggles my mind. its incredible up here. anthony told me that wildfires are another threat these trees are increasingly facing in the modern world. a birds nest. i dont think theres anybody home. with anthony already at the top...

The ground right now. this is 700 years old. it is before the colonisation of america, before taj mahal, before machu picchu, and makes me feel like a speck of sand in the sandbox. like, insignificant. yeah, its a pretty humbling experience, isnt it? if the climate change conditions dry things out sufficiently, then they might start to feel some impacts. they might not grow as well, they might not get as tall, they might, in the future even start to die back, and thats what were trying to figure...

Temperatures are increasing, its drying things out as temperatures get warmer, and thats a big, big consideration for these particular trees. because they need so much water, thats affecting their water balance and their ability to transport more water to the tops of the trees. but now its time to get to work. there we go. so first, we need a sample of the trees core. this is the halfway mark here and then we move it to the ground. well be able to pull that spoon out with the core on it. earlier...