with just a week to go until the king s coronation, preparations for street parties across the uk are well underway. now on bbc news, extreme conservation: the maldives. i m michaela strachan, a wildlife presenter with a passion for conservation. for the past 35 years, my work has taken me all over the world and in that time, i ve seen huge changes many due to climate change. in extreme conservation, we travel to different countries, meeting inspirational people. hello! ..with new ideas. this time, i m in the maldives. this seems like paradise but behind all the beauty and the luxury lodges lies a very real and looming threat, and that s climate change, which is literally washing these stunning coral islands off the map. as soon as they realise i m from the maldives, they re like, oh, when is it sinking? i got to get there before it sinks. the maldives needs solutions, and it needs them fast. our islands are eroding at an alarming rate. we depend solely on our coral reef
but behind all the beauty and the luxury lodges lies a very real and looming threat, and that s climate change, which is literally washing these stunning coral islands off the map. as soon as they realise i m from the maldives, they re like, oh, when is it sinking? i got to get there before it sinks. the maldives needs solutions, and it needs them fast. our islands are eroding at an alarming rate. we depend solely on our coral reefs for income, for protection, and for our survival, as well. i travel across the islands to meet some inspirational people with exciting ideas, seeing the radical new ways to bring coral reefs back to life, and a completely new, sustainable way of reclaiming much needed land. this is extreme conservation the maldives. the maldives is located about 500km south of india in the indian ocean. it s made up of almost 1,200 islands that sit within these circular formations called atolls. and it s these low lying islands that the maldives has become fa
the army and the rival militia group, the rsf or rapid support forces are blaming each other. airstrikes and gunfire were reported in khartoum and nearby cities you can see some of the destruction here. at least 512 people have been killed and more than 4000 injured in the conflict. the united nations said the actual casualty figures are likely much higher. in an exclusive interview, our presenter zeinab badawi spoke with rsf leader general mohamed hamdan dagalo, also known as hemed ti. here s what he has to say. i wanted to put it to you that the people of sudan are living in an absolute ordeal. what would it take for you to allow humanitarian corridors? first of all, i would humanitarian corridors? first of all, i would like humanitarian corridors? first of all, i would like to - humanitarian corridors? first of all, i would like to thank. of all, i would like to thank the of all, i would like to thank the bbc of all, i would like to thank the bbc for the inter
rifle and still on the loose. teacher unions say they were corn extracts if members vote for industrial action, extracts if members vote for industrialaction, it extracts if members vote for industrial action, it could lead to widespread school closures following a row over pay with unions describing the current government offer as insulting. now on bbc news, extreme conservation: the maldives. i m michaela strachan, a wildlife presenter with a passion for conservation. for the past 35 years, my work has taken me all over the world and in that time, i ve seen huge changes many due to climate change. in extreme conservation, we travel to different countries, meeting inspirational people. hello! ..with new ideas. this time, i m in the maldives. this seems like paradise but behind all the beauty and the luxury lodges lies a very real and looming threat, and that s climate change, which is literally washing these stunning coral islands off the map. as soon as they realise i m f
on wednesday. buses brought protestors into the city ahead of more action planned on thursday. they re calling for fresh elections. all police forces across england and wales are being asked to check their officers against national databases to help root out corrupt individuals who may have slipped through the vetting process. it comes after a serving officer, david carrick, was found to be a serial rapist. the government has promised reforms that will leave offenders with no place to hide . our home editor mark easton reports. chanting: no justice! no peace! no rapist police! the reverberations from the carrick scandal continue with police chiefs and politicians expressing their determination to root out misogyny and predatory behaviour from the ranks. sexist police have got to go! every police officer and staff member in england and wales will be checked against national police databases for any convictions or intelligence that might identify those who have, like carrick,