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Country in the world to impose a national lockdown back in march. many other countries viewed italy as a model. britain followed exactly two weeks later but this time the government is being more cautious, mindful that the economy is already forecast to shrink here by 10% this year and there were protests over the weekend over tougher measures. the prime minister today said this month will be very difficult for italians with soaring cases and biting measures but he said if they tough it out, thi...

The nave andromeda is in waters off the isle of wight. its thought stowaways were causing problems for the crew of the vessel, which had left lagos in nigeria in early october. lets talk to our correspondent duncan kennedy, who is nearby at lee—on—the—solent. a dramatic day on the andromeda, what more can you tell us? it really has been an extraordinary few hours, ending with a special forces raid on this tanker behind me. that raid involved four helicopters with themes of what is called s...

Tobias ellwood. just weeding out those details that ijust just weeding out those details that i just broadcast to just weeding out those details that ijust broadcast to our ears —— reading out those, are those the details as you understand them as to what took place this evening? yes. firstly, it is good news of this outcome. we have been watching this all day. seven stowaways on board ticking over a shipper causing it not to be in full command would have triggered a multi—agency alarm and...

Initially named boaty mcboatface by the public — left its shipyard today to begin technical sea trials before making its maiden voyage to antarctica in a years time. the rrs sir david attenborough —— as it is now known —— is expected to transform uk research in the polar regions, including extensive work designed to boost understanding of climate change. heres victoria gill. a final, emotional farewell. afinal, emotionalfarewell. its taken four years to build and the shipyard worked th...

Live cruise terminals are just down the mersey. after that it will be open sea trials and the next stop will be some of the most extreme environments on earth. 129 metres long with large on—board laboratories and a whole macro designed to cut to ice up to a metre thick. this is a ship specifically designed to allow scientists to spend at extended time in extreme conditions. they plan to use the ship to find out what is happening ina ship to find out what is happening in a fragile and frozen en...

Constructed. they started to put up the support brackets around the bridge. they say now by 2023, the net, which is 360,000 square feet should be all around the bridge as a safeguard to keep people or protect them if they do decide to jump. i mean, theres still to this day, three people or so every month roughly that do jump off the golden gate bridge. this net will go a long way. >> what an accomplishment. sanjay, thank you for that great update. ahead on champions for change. a young invento...

Malaysia, and one in the dominican republic. getting out tons of plastic every single day. >> it is so cool. his organization is called the ocean cleanup. in addition to its fleet of river craft, theyre working on technology to skim away those massive garbage patches in the ocean. wyoming in the dead of winter, not where you would expect to see groundbreaking agriculture. >> this champion for change reimagined farming and also a way to cultivate dignity. >> jackson hole exists at 62,000 feet. ...

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They converge towards the great pacific patch between hawaii and california. the problem with plastics is huge and what this young man has done is to awaken us at this problem. >> we launched system 001 from the san francisco bay, headed to the great pacific garbage patch. we put so much hope on catching plastic with that first system and it didnt work and it broke down. we are just learning to walk. the plastic is withins arms reach really. the idea is to accept that and to say, okay, we are go...

It doesnt feel the same as the other fingers. it feels a bit numb. frostnip is a freezing of the tissue but not a permanent freezing of the tissue. no ice crystals in the deep tissue like you would with full frostbite. so i havent actually killed the top of my thumb just yet? not just yet. for the next couple of days, its going to be more likely to get frostbite. the cold and the wind and the vast distances here make the logistics of a project like this very challenging. two ice—hardened ships...