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Applause welcome to the first ever bbc green sport awards. im ella al—shamahi — explorer, stand—up comic and paleoa nthropologist. and i have no idea what that means. im mark watson — also a comedian, a writer, huge sports fan, and we both care about the environment. thats what this programme is all about. youve just seen recycled footage from a bbc sports programme from 30 years ago. and even the awards are made from recycled material, which is all part of the ethos of this programme. a...

And research has even shown it increases our cognitive abilities, memory and even makes us nicer and more generous. i mean, you are around nature all the time. are you saying youre more generous to me? i am, im really spectacular as far as generosity is concerned. on with the awards. leilani has clearly used her profile for massive impact. but its not always been the case that our sporting heroes have had that platform. look at this chart which the massachusetts institute of technology has put t...

A much-loved restaurant which has been serving the community for 40 years faces an uncertain future in the wake of enforcement action by SADC.

And i have no idea what that means. im mark watson. im also a comedian, a writer, huge sports fan, and we both care about the environment. thats what this programme is all about. youve just seen recycled footage from a bbc sports programme from 30 years ago. and even the awards are made from recycled material, which is all part of the ethos of this programme. and its why weve occupied the bbc sport match of the day studio. former international footballers, and now pundits, alan shearer and ian w...

Are you saying youre nicer and more generous than me? i am, im really spectacular, as far as generosity is concerned. on with the awards. leilani has clearly used her profile for massive impact. but its not always been the case that our sporting heroes have had that platform. look at this chart which the massachusetts institute of technology has put together, showing which occupations from the mid—18th to mid—19th century had the most influence on the worlds population. were looking now at t...

Position of trying to force the environmental protection agency to take that step necessary to ensure that water is clean. and so, weve taken them to court. meeting these guys who are fighting for the manatees, trying to protect their habitat, trying to bring back the sea grasses, meeting the people at the sea turtle hospital that have dedicated their lives to helping the turtles, it gives me hope that there are good people working to solve these problems. and they need help. they need as much h...

Influences the landscape. politicians being squeezed out, exploration is now down to 0.8 on that. mark, hold on. where does a comedy show panelist fall in this? we dont have time to go back to the statistics. lets move on with the next award, the 2022 bbc green sport awards young athlete award. it goes to someone who is making an impact in my opinion and the biggest sport on the planet, football. i just felt hopeless being a football player having this huge environmental crisis. my life is about...

Eirys Brett (pictured), 32, followed in the footsteps of father Donald, from Aberedw, 78, to live a particularly alternative off-grid lifestyle - and refused NHS care when he fell ill.

Donald Brett's body was propped in a chair for days while his daughter and her partner dug a grave.

A much-loved restaurant which has been serving the community for 40 years faces an uncertain future after it was forced to take down its marquee.