Bruno Team News Today

First, one of the highlights of the year from our Award Winning documentary series, our world. Angus crawford follows the path of madagascars poor who flock to the countrys remote forests to illegally mine for sapphires and reports on how the wealth they seek comes at a price. A handful of raw sapphires. Beautiful and valuable. But they also pose a threat to this, the indri lemur, one of the rarest animals on earth. Poor people in their thousands have invaded the animals home, seeking their fort...

One of the worlds biggest sporting events will be heading to the midlands. Our Sports Editor dan roan takes a look now at how the city could benefit. From School Sports day to an international showpiece. Local children enjoying the facilities at birminghams alexander stadium. But five years from now this host to some of the worlds best athletes. The citys bid to bring the Commonwealth Games here today receiving government backing. Weve never hosted a multisport event here before, weve hosted Wor...

Will be here with a full round up of the days news. First, our world. A handful of raw sapphires. Beautiful and valuable. But they also pose a threat to this, the indri lemur, one of the rarest animals on earth. Poor people in their thousands have invaded the animals home, seeking their fortune in the remote forests of madagascar. Are you rich . No, not yet. Not yet . Laughs. Not yet rich they mine the land, but for little reward. Very hard, the life here. In the rush for sapphires, theres a pri...

In britain but regarded as a hero in the then ussr. Now, an exhibition celebrating his life as a kgb agent has opened in moscow. Our moscow correspondent Sarah Rainsford has been to see it. To his own country, kim philby is a traitor but in russia, this new exhibition hailed him as a hero. His life story as a soviet spy is on display here, along with a glimpse of his home life. His widow was at the opening, greeted by the head of russias external intelligence agency. It is the successor to the k...

Beautiful and valuable. But they also pose a threat to this, the indri lemur, one of the rarest animals on earth. Poor people in their thousands have invaded the animals home, seeking their fortune in the remote forests of madagascar. Are you rich . No, not yet. Not yet . Laughs. Not yet rich they mine the land, but for little reward. Very hard, the life here. In the rush for sapphires, theres a price to be paid. Less than a year ago in eastern madagascar, there was a chance discovery of sapphir...