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I live in iceland. i have written childrens books, poetry, plays, science fiction and non—fiction. my grandparents were founding partners of the icelandic glacial research society and they went on a glacial honeymoon in 1956, for three weeks. so these are your grandparents? this is icelands highest peak, 2119 metres. grandma is not even wearing a coat, is she? no, its good weather there. so i slightly interrupted you — can i help you hang these up? i am choosing what photos i would like to u...

In 1956, for three weeks. so these are your grandparents? this is my grandparents. this is icelands highest peak — this is 2,119 metres and, uh... grandmas not even wearing a coat, is she? no, its good weather there. so i slightly interrupted you — can i help you hang these up? yeah, please, help me. so im choosing what photos i would like to use in my book. ill pop this one up here. andri, how does looking at these photos make you feel? well, theyve always made me feel, you know, nostalgic,...

On the ice. were headed to the place where the base of the glacier goes afloat. its called the grounding line, and is where this glacier is melting. an advance party are already on thwaites glacier. theirjob — to map the area where the scientists are going to be deployed to make sure its safe. the glacier is littered with deep crevasses, which could be lethal. this is actually the first open crevasse weve driven into. you can see the layers here dont connect with these layers over here. this i...

It doesnt feel the same as the other fingers. it feels a bit numb. frostnip is a freezing of the tissue but not a permanent freezing of the tissue. no ice crystals in the deep tissue like you would with full frostbite. so i havent actually killed the top of my thumb just yet? not just yet. for the next couple of days, its going to be more likely to get frostbite. the cold and the wind and the vast distances here make the logistics of a project like this very challenging. two ice—hardened ships...

Slowly, slowly, the drill melts a 30cm hole down through tens of thousands of years of ice deposits. you can see its looking ok. its not looking bad. a bit glazed. probably better than we both expected. after 36 hours, they finally break through to the sea below — mission accomplished. now it is time for icefin to take centre stage. as its lowered through the glacier, brittany and the team ready themselves to pilots the robot submarine. its more than a mile to where the warm ocean water meets ...

This is bbc news. im annita mcveigh. the headlines at nine. new guidance for people showing symptoms of covid. officials are expected to extend the isolation period from seven to ten days in england over fears of rising case numbers in parts of europe. we are looking at what happens in all other countries around the world and then we are taking the best decisions that we possibly can to keep people here safe. at 9.30, well get new data from the uks official statistics body comparing mortality fi...

To the south of the uk. this is what were expecting to happen at the moment. the details may change but there is more cloud in the forecast on monday. weve got some rain developing moving its way northwards and eastwards across the uk as well. so limiting temperatures to around 17—21 celsius. once the area of low pressure moves away, things start to dry off during tuesday and into wednesday. and theres this ridge of high pressure moving up from the south and the computer model we tend to use h...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines... a call for coronavirus tests at airports to reduce the time travellers spend in quarantine. but ministers say theres no catch—all solution. its not the case that you can simply test somebody and be sure that they dont have the disease. it can incubate over a period of time. so, theres not a silver bullet of just testing immediately at the border. what do you think? have you been tested travelling to another country? do you think airport testing sho...

This is a twin otter — rugged, reliable and great on short runways, perfect for working out here on the ice. were headed to the place where the base of the glacier goes afloat. its called the grounding line, and is where this glacier is melting. an advance party are already on thwaites glacier. theirjob — to map the area where the scientists are going to be deployed to make sure its safe. the glacier is littered with deep crevasses, which could be lethal. this is actually the first open crev...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines. the government defends the decision to extend its "dont travel" advice to include the canary and balearic islands after spains prime minister called the uks decision "unjustified" — and warns tourists about the risks they face. by all means go on holiday, but understand that it is a chance that you might be asked to self—isolate upon your return. jet 2 becomes the latest airline to cancel flights to the islands, and advises people not to go to the ...