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of rain" to replenish water sources, while experts warn englands drought could last into the next year. now on bbc news, click looks at agriculture and the technology that might be helping make it more sustainable, featuring ai powered imaging sensors that can read the minds of plants. this week, were getting in tune with nature. yeah, were having a high—tech chat with our plants. i love that youre breaking it down to talking to plants because a lot of people do that in their own gre...

but also to inspire men, to inspire the boys. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. its newsday. its 6am in the morning in singapore and 1am in kyiv in ukraine, where, across the country, embassies will be closed, public events have been banned and the threat level for an increased russian attack has been raised. its not the way the people of ukraine had planned to celebrate their indepedence day, but this year, the 24th of august, to celebrate their independence day, bu...

onto boats to sunbathe, sometimes sinking them. some exciting new additions have made their debut at a zoo in gaza city — three extremely cute lion cubs. the animals — born on friday evening — are said to be in excellent health. but zoo—keepers admit a lack of medication and food might make them difficult to care for. one visitor to the zoo said the cubs were wonderful. now its time for a look at the weather with sarah keith—lucas. hello. its another hot sunny day for many of...

and all of this is being monitored by the gardin sensors here, which are mounted on the mobile platform. so our sensors are able to monitor this whole environment — they move around. and what theyre looking at is particular leaves. were able to use optoelectronics, which is smart physics, to understand how the leaf is performing. it works by combining the images it collects with machine learning, which has been trained on lots of pictures of plants at various stages of growth. this a...

the latest technology, from the plough, through to tractors and beyond. but it is under pressure. fuel and fertiliser costs are rising, labour is hard to get, and still consumers and supermarkets are demanding cheaper and cheaper prices. added to that, climate change is affecting how our crops grow, when they need to be harvested and how much water there is available for them. the global population is expected to hit ten billion by 2050. thats a lot more mouths to feed. its a perfect s...

and trusted insider in the trump white house delivered blockbuster testimony before the january 6th committee. painting a damning portrait of an unhinged trump before and during the capitol attack. she described a volatile and irate president who knew the crowd was armed and still wanted them to have access to the capitol. >> i was in the vicinity of a conversation where i overheard the president say something to the effect of, you know, i dont effing care that they have weapons. they ...

48-year-old man, that driver says he suffered soreness, stiffness, headaches and fatigue since he had done the accident. napa county district attorney alison haley says his injuries were minor because the blood alcohol content was just above the legal limit, he filed the dui charges as mr. meiners instead of felonies. pelosi will not appear in person come his lawyer will handle and could also way into releasing the dash cam video of his arrest. kennedy, so previously beginning of this ...

failed and said i can do better than that. >> marks get set -- >> on this episode, youre about to find out all the reasons you cant do better than that. >> woo! ♪ >> for a touchdown, a sharpshooter from the midcourt. were looking at the spirit of america. >> i grew up resenting sports. when youre a black kid who everybody knows is going to be over six feet tall, every conversation goes to you play basketball. i only did in eighth grade. i went the whole season without scoring a point...

defund the sheriffs department and get this. they are using the money and save to higher 30 on an armed security ambassadors to patrol the area an area that joe saw a 137% increase in crime just from last year. bowls show the issue could hurt them even more in the upcoming midterms now that violence is spiraling out of control across the country and voter seems to trust republicans more with the crisis. plus just this week there was mid dire warning for the democrats is 1 million voter...

streets some elated. >> its a celebration only for children in the womb but for women. >> others infuriated pre- >> stand up and fight back progressive victory for the sanctity of life it will save countless innocent children. its a one incursion into liberties and rights of the people will lead to the next simile to the next grade. >> now president biden is vowing swift action and calling for calm. >> to keep all protest peaceful. >> will discuss how the ruling will affect state law a...