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And hes very impressed. im loving every minute of it. ill be coming every week now. will you? i will be coming every week, helping out. thats no problem at all for me. much has been made during the pandemic of the benefits to mental and physical health from fresh air, green open spaces, and gardening. so bridgewater�*s arrival — albeit later than planned — will be very welcome. they have spent £35 million rejuvenating this site, rescuing it for the local community. not only to maintain wi...

In recent months. denmark is spending $245 million for surveillance drones to fly over greenland, on his visit to copenhagen, us secretary of state antony blinken didnt miss a chance to give his stamp of approval on the initiative. we very much welcome denmarks recent decision to invest more than $240 million in north atlantic and arctic defence, in coordination with the governments of greenland and the faroe islands, and we will continue our close cooperation in the arctic council, where we are...

Weve kind of got a weak area of low pressure still with us for today. its going to feed in a band of more organised showers to the south for first thing. this should clear the south east, though, by the time we get to lunchtime. cloud and some patchy rain drifting south across scotland, and then through the afternoon, livelier, thundery showers develop, particularly across eastern scotland and the eastern side of england. a few elsewhere towards the west, but generally much drier for wales and t...

Chanting last night, a group called the al—aqsa martyrs brigade showed off their weapons in ramallah on the west bank. they have been quiet since the end of the last armed uprising around 16 years ago. their return, if thats what it is, is a sign of the hardening mood on the palestinian side, and competition between rival factions to confront israel. this morning the al—aqsa brigade and israeli troops exchanged fire near ramallah. the israelis said two of their soldiers were wounded. this wa...

—— two of their soldiers. this was at the damascus gate. egypt blames heavy—handed israeli pressure injerusalem for what it calls palestinian retaliation. the egyptians have used unusually harsh language to condemn israels behaviour. that matters because egyptian mediators are a critical part of ceasefire negotiations. much more anger in more places is on display in the palestinian territories in during previous wars between israel and hamas. this was bethlehem just outsidejerusalem. this ...

David sillito, bbc news. she could also beat the terminator in a fight. now its time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello again. the unsettled weather is going to continue for a good while yet. tuesday saw another mixture of sunshine and showers with big storm clouds going up over the skies in hertfordshire, big downpours coming down widely across the country with some thunder and lightning mixed in and some hail as well. the radar picture showed just how active a day of showers it...

For coronavirus, like masks and reduced capacity. but its still very open to the elements. so, were approaching the first rapid and its meant to be the steepest and most exciting. hang on! woo! whoa! this is great! laughter. im totally soaked from my waist down. laughter. whoa! this is the slower part of the ride, so to speak, but its just fascinating to think this is what they would have been doing 600 years ago to transport all the logs

Emerging post—lockdown into spring sunshine. when we have been allowed out, so many others headed to green spaces. but while it�*s helped us to cope, nature is in crisis. in the uk one in seven species is under threat. now the government�*s revealed how it plans to build the restoration of the natural world into a post—pandemic recovery, with a legally binding target to halt the loss of species by 2030. bringing together all the different actors in those landscapes — the farmers, the c...

At the same time, showers hanging around this evening but slowly fading away overnight. and then across northern scotland we will have this thicker cloud moving in bringing some rain across northern areas later in the night. our temperatures overnight drifting down to around five to eight celsius, so similar to what we have had over recent nights. wednesday another kind of showery day, although we do start off with the risk of some rain across the southeast and across northern scotland. then we ...

Down to the city to make the temples and the shrines. so, were approaching a rapid now and we stand up so we dont get too wet. here we go! woo! laughter. whoa! 0n the side! so, that was our last rapid. it so interesting to watch these four guys navigate this seven—tonne log raft down a riverjust like they would have 600 years ago. its amazing! definitely a unique way to travel, if you dont mind getting your feet wet. well, each big japanese city