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To that generation, especially in iceland, when the ice has left iceland. when the ice has left iceland. yeah. andri wanted to take me somewhere to show me just how quickly the landscape is changing. about 10% of iceland is covered in glaciers but glaciologists now believe that all of icelands glaciers will be gone injust 200 years. five years ago, when 0k glacier was no longer heavy enough to lift itself up and move, it was declared dead. the amount of ice here has decreased dramatically. resea...

I would like to use in my book. its the fa cup final today ill pop this one up here. and in any normal year wembley andri, how does looking at these photos make you feel? would be welcoming excited fans, but its a much quieter wembley way well, theyve always where we find mike this morning. made me feel, you know, hello, mike. nostalgic, proud, but theyre also a slice section of time — that is, this is the first generation that was able to enjoy glaciers, and we only have three generations tha...

I live in iceland. i have written childrens books, poetry, plays, science fiction and non—fiction. my grandparents were founding partners of the icelandic glacial research society and they went on a glacial honeymoon in 1956, for three weeks. so these are your grandparents? this is icelands highest peak, 2119 metres. grandma is not even wearing a coat, is she? no, its good weather there. so i slightly interrupted you — can i help you hang these up? i am choosing what photos i would like to u...

Surroundings and in a way to earn some money, you know, in order to treat them well? its amazing to see elephants like these that would otherwise have died in the wild actually thrive here in the hospital. and spending time with soraida and learning the ins and outs of what goes on here has been an absolutely amazing experience that i will not forget any time soon. my name is andri magnason. im a writer. i live in iceland. i have written childrens books, poetry, plays, science fiction and non—...

Slowly, slowly, the drill melts a 30cm hole down through tens of thousands of years of ice deposits. you can see its looking ok. its not looking bad. a bit glazed. probably better than we both expected. after 36 hours, they finally break through to the sea below — mission accomplished. now it is time for icefin to take centre stage. as its lowered through the glacier, brittany and the team ready themselves to pilots the robot submarine. its more than a mile to where the warm ocean water meets ...

This is bbc news. im annita mcveigh. the headlines at nine. new guidance for people showing symptoms of covid. officials are expected to extend the isolation period from seven to ten days in england over fears of rising case numbers in parts of europe. we are looking at what happens in all other countries around the world and then we are taking the best decisions that we possibly can to keep people here safe. at 9.30, well get new data from the uks official statistics body comparing mortality fi...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines... a call for coronavirus tests at airports to reduce the time travellers spend in quarantine. but ministers say theres no catch—all solution. its not the case that you can simply test somebody and be sure that they dont have the disease. it can incubate over a period of time. so, theres not a silver bullet of just testing immediately at the border. what do you think? have you been tested travelling to another country? do you think airport testing sho...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines. the government defends the decision to extend its "dont travel" advice to include the canary and balearic islands after spains prime minister called the uks decision "unjustified" — and warns tourists about the risks they face. by all means go on holiday, but understand that it is a chance that you might be asked to self—isolate upon your return. jet 2 becomes the latest airline to cancel flights to the islands, and advises people not to go to the ...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. travel bosses say they fear this is bbc news quarantine regulations for people with the latest headlines flying into the uk from spain will calls for spains holiday islands to be excluded from new quarantine rules, lead to some firms going bust. the as travel companies say they fear for their future. british government says it has to act decisively. we cannot take the risk of going we cannot take the risk back...

Englands highest mountain. st bernards are usually on the other side of such missions as they were originally bred to rescue people in the alps. but when four—year—old daisy collapsed while walking down scarfell pike, a 16 man mountain rescue team came to heraid. the mission took five hours. daisy‘s rescuers carried her on a stretcher over obstacles that included a waterfall. a quick reminder of our top story. coronavirus cases have been spreading into rural india putting intense pressure ...