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Manchester, hasnt it? looking at these figures, they are really startling. these records started in 1829, that is much later than other wreckers because it was difficult to measure sunshine. —— other records. since then, only nine years have had more than a 500 hours of sunshine. this year, by wednesday, we have had a 573.2 hours. in other words, we havent just broken a 573.2 hours. in other words, we haventjust broken the record, we haventjust broken the record, we have absolutely annihilat...

Its been the driest too. rivers are running at low levels and even crops are starting to wilt. lets speak to our environment analyst roger harrabin. its nice to have the sun on your back, roger, but you can have too much of a good thing, im sure? it has been more than nice, hasnt it? especially when we are all under lockdown. for those with access to a garden or who can get outside, it has been more like the mediterranean than manchester, hasnt it? but when you look down at these figures, they a...

It was just a bunch of chaos. >> a group of protesters right now marching around the haworth police department accusing the officers of police brutality. coming up, i will show you the videos of the latest police officer involved shooting. showing solidarity with protesters in minnesota, a demonstration that got underway just a short time ago in oakland. if you are within 30 feet of someone else where a face covering. >> more guy a lot guidelines for masks as other restrictions get relax. th...

Harvest enough food, it means they wont, there is likelihood that the food insecurity in this region will grow. were looking at about 33 million food insecure in this region. locust swarms have now moved from africa into west asia. this was the indian city ofjaipur on monday. locusts have already destroyed nearly 50 thousand hectares of cropland in india. and this is where the locusts are heading next, western africa, and northern india. according to this un forecast, locusts are affecting many ...

Swarms are moving next. what can you do about stopping them if anything? one thing, preparedness. it gives countries time to take action to mobilise teams, mobilise equipment, mobilise aircraft and pesticides so that when the storms do arrive in the country, such as india, such as sudan, west africa, they are ready to be tackled immediately and without any further damage to the food crops that could occur. so theres no way you are directing them in a different routes? i heard in delhi, people ar...

Program tracking viruses that spread from animals to humans. >> a pandemic influence will likely come from an animal. and it will be a new and novel, never seen before virus. there are certain places you want to pay particular attention to, and china is one of those. its the place where weve seen the emergence of virtually all of the deadly influenza viruses over the last half century. >> a virus from an animal, likely from china. that doesnt sound eerily right by coincidence. it sounds right be...

The quicker this virus is going to go away. hopefully this painting gets to a lot of people and they take that advice on board and hopefully we can get back to normal sometime soon. applause cheering and applause. thumbs up, buddy. thumbs up. 0bviously both my parents work in the nhs and i looked outside and saw it all. i dont know why i got so teary. the international olympic committee has agreed to postpone this summers games for one year, following a request

And what its doing to our discourse and how we accept information and what we allow to get out there and the way that it fuels disinformation, especially in the time of a public health crisis, when theres a pandemic and the information is all confusing and some of it is lies and you can take what you want and abide by the rules that you want or the rules that you dont think are fair. you can always find something to agree with your opinions on the internet. thats my rant, though pmpb. still ahea...

Ahmad has found security here and work he loves. but he yearns for home, a return he knows is impossible while the regime is in power. a doctor no longer able to help his own country helps save lives here. may i feel your hand, please? 0ur good fortune, syrias tragedy. fergal keane, bbc news, manchester. northern and central india have been hit by huge swarms of locusts, some stretching over 5 kilometres, in whats been described as the worst locust attack in the region in a quarter of a century....

And the story of wuhan before and after the arrival of the coronavirus that would change all of our lives. the city of wuhan is the capital of central chinas hubei province. home to 11 million people, it lies at the confluence of the han and yangtze rivers. known as the cradle of chinese civilisation, the yangtze is the longest river in the world to flow entirely within one country. and it was here in wuhan that, in 1966, chairman mao zedong