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A murmuration, its called, and this city of art marvels at the show. but beneath their charm, rome is rotting, and its a hell of a mess. in the cold light of day, the other side of these gorgeous birds is clear, and for those unlucky enough to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, its not exactly sightly, it can be a safety hazard, and i can tell you that even with the mask, the stench is rancid. "i slipped on the droppings when it was muddy", this man says. "the world has invented everything...

But what i found was, i summitted everest when i was 54 years old in 2011, and as you noted, k2 in 2014 when i was 58, it is night and day. k2 is incredibly steep, it is technical. by that i mean you are using your hands on your feet almost the entire time. you are going across rock, very difficult, steep rock sections that you simplyjust don�*t have on the normal routes on everest. everest is all about altitude. k2 is all about technical climbing at altitude. the duke of cambridge has praised...

Are back down now at camp three. it was a 16 hour summit day, and what makes k2 so hard anytime is that it is steep, steep, steep and the weather is unrelenting. there is also tremendous objective danger and ijy tremendous objective danger and by that i mean avalanches and rockfall. so that is in the summertime, and that is when the winds will maybe had 60 or 70 miles an hour. in the wintertime, it can be 100 degrees below 0 f wind chill, so what they went through what they accomplished is astou...

India�*s huge vaccine roll—out is underway. the aim is to vaccinate around 300 million people by the end ofjuly. two vaccines are being used, one of which was developed in the country and given emergency approval. india has the second highest number of covid—19 infections in the world. authorities in all 50 us states are bracing for more protests asjoe biden�*s inauguration moves closer. 25,000 members of the national guard will patrol the streets around the capitol building in washingto...

Next. the worlds tallest mountain. ever since i was a kid, i dreamt of climbing mount everest. look at that! and the honey with a sting in its tail. ive got my mad honey. delicious! next this week, a visit to the worlds tallest mountain. mount everest was closed for much of 2020 because of the pandemic. but could the lockdown have been a blessing disguise for this ultimate adventure destination? the sherpas are an ethnic group from north—eastern nepal. ever since i was a kid, i dreamt of climb...

They will play another smaller women�*s event as well. they will play another smaller womens event as well.- womens event as well. craig gabriel, thank _ womens event as well. craig gabriel, thank you _ womens event as well. craig gabriel, thank you so - womens event as well. craig gabriel, thank you so much l womens event as well. craig i gabriel, thank you so much for coming on. ten climbers from nepal have completed one of the last remaining challenges in mountaineering — reaching the sum...

The population are going to see a short—term boost. we are going to find ways to boost the vaccinations. crucially, we dont know if the vaccine prevents you from transmitting the disease. that is going to be really crucial for holidays, because even if you have been vaccinated and you can still transmit the disease, countries are not going to want to let you in. but for travellers it is going to be an important step towards booking with confidence. when the vaccine news for the pfizer vaccine ...

When up to 4 million birds gather in the italian capital on their migration from europe to africa. their murmurations in the skies are beautiful — but their droppings create a hazard, and the city authorities are trying new methods to move them on. heres our rome correspondent, mark lowen. in the roman twilight, natures great dancers flock to the stage. the acrobatic twirls like wisps of smoke. a synchronised spectacle of breathtaking beauty. the starlings migrate in winter south to africa. ne...

K2 is incredibly steep, it is technical. by that i mean you are using your hands on your feet almost the entire time. you are going across rock, very difficult, steep rock sections that you simplyjust don�*t have on the normal routes on everest. everest is all about altitude. k2 is all about technical climbing at altitude. alex arnett. nasa has ground tested four new engines from its mega rocket at the space centre in mississippi. there it is. a crucial part of the artemis programme which aims...

The winter months. i spoke to alan arnette who became the oldest american to reach the summit of k2 in 2014, he told me why this latest effort was such an achievement. it�*s a fantastic day for mountaineering. i am just so proud of the nepali team that they got up there and they are back down now at camp three. actually, two went back down to base camp. it was a 16—hour summit day, and what makes k2 so hard anytime is that it is steep, steep, steep and the weather is unrelenting. there is al...