it began as a hobby but turned into a social media hit. a man who has been picking up litter from forests near his home in arbroath has been surprised to find that his pastime has amassed him a huge following and inspired many others to follow suit as alexandra mackenzie explains. i understand this isn t the most interesting content in the world, butjosh donaldson s 1.5 million followers on tiktok seem to disagree. his hobby, clearing rubbish from forests near his home in arbroath, has caught the attention of people across the world. before i had my daughter, i wasn t really that concerned. it s funny, i brought her down here for a walk. she was really young. she was only one at the time. and i saw the mess. and i had a moment when i looked at her, and i looked up the mess, and i thought, well, i ll be gone by the time this becomes a real problem, but she won t be. i think having her made me think a bit more about what we were leaving behind.
houses and our families. when we came to the top of a nearby hill, the scale of the challenge became obvious. up here, you really get a sense of how difficult the task is for firefighters. when we first arrived here, most of the smoke was coming from over there. but in the last few minutes, there s been a flare up just down here. and of course, the strong wind is not only making things tougher for the people fighting the fires, but much more dangerous. this isn t the image this tourist island wants to project. earlier, the greek prime minister acknowledged that difficult days lie ahead. they sing which is why even here, a birthday is worth celebrating, though the candles unlit. though the candle s unlit. you don t light candles? no, we don t light the fire. we only put out the fires, he jokes. we don t start them. jenny hill, bbc news, rhodes. a group of international scientists
just not knowing, you know, any day, this isn t insecure, it isn t like we re definitely going to live here until we move on. something could happen with this place, we could move on again. also on the programme: two pilots have died in greece after their water bombing plane crashed while they tried to fight forest fires north of athens. the head of natwest has admitted a serious error ofjudgment after serious error of judgment after revealing serious error ofjudgment after revealing she discuss nigel faraj s relationship with the private bank coutts with the bbc. the french football star kylian mbappe and record breaking £259 million transfer fee but will he take it? and the man who started picking up litter as a hobby and found himself inspiring others to pick up litter around the world. coming up on sportsday later on bbc news. we ll have the latest from the women s world cup where the co hosts new zealand were stunned by the philippines.