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to make way for coal—mining. i have come here to protect life and fight for survival. as long as people are here, lutzerath stays. and: takeaways, restaurants and cafes in england will have to stop using plastic cutlery, plates and bowls from october, as part of a new government plan to tackle plastic pollution. hello and welcome to bbc news. irans state media has reported that a british—iranian national, alireza akbari, has been executed. mr akbari, who was a former deputy defence...

we begin with the turmoil on financial markets — today, the pound sterling continues to languish against the us dollar and several other currencies. the slide in its value was triggered by last weeks mini budget, with its controversial package of tax cuts. lets get historical for a moment. we have records for sterling against the dollar going back through history, and in the early hours of monday morning it reached an all time low — that is since the creation of the us currency in ...

nasa successfully crashes a probe into an asteroid — to test whether space rocks that might threaten earth could be deflected out of the way. ukrainians in four russian—held regions have one final day to vote — in a referendum, kyiv and its western allies dismiss as a sham. the head of the metropolitan police pledges to be "ruthless" in rooting out corruption, racism and misogyny in the force. a state funeral is underway for the former japanese prime minister shinzo abe. leaders ...

tells me how its a story of both american strength and the weakness of other economies. so how much stronger could the dollar get? im going to ask this man right here, former us treasury secretary larry summers, if an international deal will be needed to curb its rise. also on the show, helping beat those queues at the airport. im going to be speaking to the big boss of air transport data giant sita about the tech solutions driving the future of seamless travel. wherever yourejoining m...

awaiting visual confirmation. bullseye! nasa successfully crashes a spacecraft into an asteroid to see if it can push it off course in its first planetary defence mission. not quite lift—off for england, but a second—half comeback against germany sees gareth southgate�*s side produce a confidence boosting 3—3 draw in their world cup send—off. good morning. another day of sunshine and showers. some of the shower especially in the north and north—east will be heavy and thunde...

Gold interest, railroad barons, congress. Powerful people wanted this land for themselves, but something happened during their threemonth journey, and, slowly but surely, their mission changed. So, as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of Yellowstone National park, we take a look back in time at the events that led to the preservation of this magical place. [solemn music] [dramatic music] [waterfall rumbling] [waterfall continues rumbling] [birds chirping] [gentle music] [gentle music continues]...

gold interest, railroad barons, congress. powerful people wanted this land for themselves, but something happened during their three-month journey, and, slowly but surely, their mission changed. so, as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of yellowstone national park, we take a look back in time at the events that led to the preservation of this magical place. [solemn music] [dramatic music] [waterfall rumbling] [waterfall continues rumbling] [birds chirping] [gentle music] [gentle music...

welcome to the programme, we begin in london. borisjohnson has announced that he will not stand in the contest to choose the next conservative leader, and prime minister. he insisted he had enough support among mps, but said that putting himself forward was "not the right thing to do". nominations close on monday afternoon, with former chancellor rishi sunak and cabinet minister penny mordaunt the only declared candidates. our political editor, chris mason, has been following the days ...

bolsonaro is re—elected. welcome to the programme. we begin in here in the uk, where borisjohnson has announced that he will not stand in the contest to choose the next conservative leader, and prime minister. despite saying he thought there was a good chance he could be backin was a good chance he could be back in downing street next friday he said he thought he could not unite his party. nominations close on monday afternoon, with the former chancellor rishi sunak and cabinet minis...

britains former prime minister, borisjohnson, says he will not stand in the contest to choose the next leader of the conservative party and therefore prime minister. despite saying he thought there was a good chance he could have been back in downing street next friday, he said he didnt think he could unite his divided party. nominations close on monday afternoon, with the former chancellor, the uks finance minister, rishi sunak and cabinet minister penny mordaunt the only candidates w...