once the book came out, i felt incredibly free. i felt a huge weight off my shoulders. a historic agreement to protect the world s oceans has been approved, after ten years of talks. the high seas treaty aims to safeguard marine life in 30% of areas that don t belong to any single country. marine life is at risk from climate change, pollution and overfishing, but only about 1% of these areas are currently protected. the deal is being hailed as a massive step by climate activists as our reporter esme stalla rd reports. the ship has reached the shore. cheering and applause it took all night, but countries from around the world finally agreed on how to protect the high seas. we will formally adopt the text in all six official languages of the united nations. high seas are international waters that aren t controlled by any nation. they make up two thirds of the world s oceans and play host to most of our planet s marine life some two million species. until now, all countries ha
in the hope that sharing details will help others. what the book came out, i felt incredibly free, a huge weight off my shoulders. a historic agreement to protect the world s oceans has been approved after ten years of talks. marine life is at risk from climate change, pollution and overfishing, and climate activists are hailing the deal as a massive step. the new high seas treaty aims to safeguard marine life in 30% of areas that don t belong to any single country. it will establish limits on fishing, shipping and exploration activities. this would represent a substantial increase from the 1.2% which is protected under the current framework signed a0 years ago in 1982, the un convention on the law of the sea. the urgency stems from estimates that nearly 10% of marine species are at risk of exctinction. the bbc s esme stallard reports. the ship has reached the shore. cheering and applause it took all night, but countries from around the world finally agreed on how to protect
national congress, china announces a big boost to its military spending as it warns attempts to contain it are escalating. supporters of pakistan s former prime minister imran khan gather at his house, as police arrive to arrest him. hello and welcome. we re going to start in bangladesh, where aid agencies say a huge fire has broken out in a refugee camp in the south east of the country. these are some of the latest pictures. it s being reported the fire is in the cox s bazaar district and has been brought under control. the charity action aid said their initial assessment suggested around 12,000 people had been affected. no casualties have been reported so far. we been reported so far. will hear from the internatioi federation we will hear from the international federation of the red cross and red crescent later in the programme, stay with us for that. a historic agreement to protect the world s oceans has been approved after ten years of talks. marine life is at risk from c
spending in china will increase by more than 7% this year that the opening of congress. the premier called for more soldiers to be trained under combat conditions. in recent days, we have learned the heartbreaking news that the former wales footballer jason bowen is the latest sports star to have been dianosed with motor neurone disease. the 50 year old, who played for swansea, cardiff and newport county during his career, says he s determined not to look too far ahead, and to enjoy the present. saved by the keeper. 3 1, that s it now. jason bowen doing what he often did for teams like cardiff, swansea and newport county. a committed professional, he played until he was a0 before hanging up his boots. during his long career bowen faced many challenges, the biggest awaits him now. i wasjust in the house with my wife and i had a lot of twitching in my muscles, going down my left side and my hand was getting a little bit weaker so she said, go to the doctor. the doctor seeing m
and that people watch it. so the fact that we have come all the way this far has been so exciting. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin our coverage today with the story of a huge fire in bangladesh which has destroyed about 2,000 shelters at a rohingya refugee camp in the south east of the country. officials say the blaze has been brought under control but around 12,000 people have been left homeless at the camp in cox s bazar district and have nowhere to go. 0ur correspondent anbarasan ethirajan reports. the bamboo shelters of rohingya refugees in cox s bazar district are no match for the raging blaze. residents ran from the huts with their meagre belongings as the fire spread quickly. it s yet another blow for the rohingya refugees who had to flee their homes from neighbouring myanmar. thousands have become homeless in a matter of few hours. it will be a challenge for the authorities to rehome those affected. nearly a mi