Now a choir of young iraqi women have used music to come to terms with the suffering in their community, years of persecution at the hands of the Islamic State group. The group choir and arrived in the uk to perform. If you pass ministries, you would not give them a second thought. A group of beautiful and glamourous women doing sightseeing. But you dont see the horse they have endured. Translation my name, iwas endured. Translation my name, i was nine yea rs old translation my name, i was nine years old at the time when isis attacked my home. I dont know anything about where my father and mother are nor about my brother or his five children. The choir was only formed a couple of months ago. The women are from the mountains in northern iraq. A religious minority that suffered appalling persecution. Many of their songs are their own stories of kidnap, torture and rape. That at the hands of vices. It is almost impossible to comprehend what some of these women have gone through. This musical project is an attempt to save a culture but also therapy. Translation my name. When isis attacked my home, they kidnapped me and my brother and my sister. Translation i am a survivor. I was 14 years old when isis attacked our home. When isis attacked him when they kidnapped me and my family. Isis soldiers came and chose some girls and took them away. Then they sold me to one of them who was from turkey. This is the world they grew up turkey. This is the world they grew up in. A small community. Musical tradition that goes back thousands of years. Nothing is written down. There are just of years. Nothing is written down. There arejust 16 official of years. Nothing is written down. There are just 16 official musicians left. The one reason they are here is to deposit at oxfords library a record of this endangered musical culture. Before it is too late. The people have been through a terrible time. They were only 16 left of these people who are a library full of useful services about recording and preserving the music around the year and to record the whole year of music and deposited in the library. But more than anything come of the choir is a way of trying to cope with experiences no one should face. It isa with experiences no one should face. It is a really good thing. I enjoy andl it is a really good thing. I enjoy and i feel good when i play music with the girls in this group and i make new friends. Really, it is good for us. Thank you. Can you has declared a period of National Mourning after the death of the countrys longest serving president. Kenya. He led kenya for 24 years but step down in 2002 amid allegations of corruption and human rights abuses. For years, scallops have been a favourite seafood but the methods used to harvest them by dredging the sea bed caused environmental damage. Now in
a uks first, there is a set of a trial of the east yorkshire coast to grow sustainable skills which dont require dredging. Paul has a story. The sandy sea bed offer yorkshire coast provides ideal conditions. They are harvested here in their millions. And for lovers of seafood, this succulent shellfish is high on the menu. But getting them out of the menu. But getting them out of the sea and into your frying pan can come at a massive cost to the environment. This is some survey work done. Conservationists are concerned with the way in which many scallops are harvested. They can often mean using a metal dredge that scrapes along the sea bed. This is one of the most invasive techniques in fishing and it is controversial. You are dragging a very havel metal bar, a series across the sea bed and are quite indiscriminate and come
into co nta ct are quite indiscriminate and come into contact with a lot of different species and different habitats. But shall fishermen might have the answer. He is already planning to farm seaweed on yorkshire coast and will soon be trialing a system where scallops can be grown and harvested by hand. It is a really good circular relationship between seaweed growing and oxygen in the water as a gross. Ds seaweed growing and oxygen in the water as a gross. D5 to define that water as a gross. D5 to define that water which provides a really good healthy environment for the shellfish to grow, nice strong shells and nice water flow etc through to make it healthy. The plaintiffs to offer a sustainable alternative to commercially harvested scallops and at the same time protect marine life. We look to make fishery sustainable and in some sensitive areas where we are suggesting that scallops poach you should not be an activity that goes on there, we are trying to protect certain habitats and are hoping this might provide an alternative. So we
dont want to do is we dont want to put a lot of people out of business and dont want to impact a lot of people but actually those features need protecting. This ploughed terrain as a direct result of scallop dredging. It will take years to recover. Trials on the more environmentally friendly harvesting method began in the months ahead. Paul murphy, bc look north, on the east yorkshire coast. Young muslims are turning to technology to help them better understand islam. At one of the first conditions of its kind organisers help to make the religion more accessible. The cant come up your obvious combination and that this is a sign where people get to get it to be baited. Experts and tank and created us and people from Muslim Community have come to more accessible and 20 century. Mobile
apps cant help but widen our understanding of islam. Traditionally an attack at i hope so because baby, its actually not a nice environment if you come from this background. So what that actually means is a lot of people then our community are missing out on opportunities to develop the scale. By basing his teaching about interpretations. Here is that a band here pack digital is the way forward for his work. People ask other time but is the best translation of the koran. They are so many translations. A lot of meetings at the crime itself. I thought it would be great to have something that could all of those things at your fingertips. This was designed with Design Practices in mind. A psychiatrist as well. What has happened to find out today is a way
that we can marry when looking at Mental Health problems and the islamic community. The goal is to post a question about Mental Health are notan post a question about Mental Health are not an essay to their she says it is often a first port of call. There is often a misperception out there, that religion is very derogatory about Mental Illness is. In fact, we know that correctly it can help people during their journey. Expats are brought into alabama investments to turn bbc news. Now i spend weather for that. How about the last couple of days have been quite blustery, and a smell of much more settled weather. Light winds clear skies and we had some frost as the next two or three
days. Next two or three days. Next add fog comment to a particular outside of town. The big picture, High Pressure has been building across in uk during the course of tuesday evening. Thats going to continue after the mailbox skull data over ice right now, i say cold, colder compared to what we have been yesterday. Still, jerry. To do chores around about the average for this kind of fear. Did acquires a big night on a big night, clear skies across many parts of the country cannot the temperatures drop nest and saw that before as well. Northwest scotland perhaps a few showers and a milder 5 degrees there. Many parents the temperature will be close to freezing. When you see the blueprint that is the air france outside of town. Here is wednesday and High Pressure anger is a south across the uk and france dominating the weather on the way down to freezing. When you see the blueprint that is the air france outside of town. Here is when the pressure south across the uk and france dominating the weather all the way as well. Very settled
weather, not just here the way as well. Very settled weather, notjust here in the uk but also across the channel as well. Two scotla nd also across the channel as well. Two scotland a slightly different breeds and challenges affecting northern and challenges affecting northern and afine and challenges affecting northern and a fine day. To temperatures around seven or 8 degrees night in the south already mentioned slightly above the average for this year. Even though we are in a somewhat cold spell. They say, the attainments to sink away and move towards the east of the content but still very much influencing our wedding. Lighter winds, the closet much of england and wales, and scotland. Winds starting fresh and now i starting a sign of things to come. Next and saw that means that some temperatures couldnt struggle during the course of thursday, four oi during the course of thursday, four or5 during the course of thursday, four or 5 degrees. There must about seven oi or 5 degrees. There must about seven or8 or 5 degrees. There must about seven or 8 degrees. Friday across england and eastern scotland, the last of the settlement days and will be some sunshine around got weather. After that, and has all changed, through the weekend and into next make a
powerful jet stream is the weekend and into next make a powerfuljet stream is expected to send a balance of heavy rain, ferociously strong gusts of wind team. Tonight at 1043 all british people in chinai tonight at 1043 all british people in china i advised to leave if they cant be based on exposure to the corona virus. A number of cases rises, the chinese authorities are devoting more and more bizarre to medical. Does seeking to be the country say that fries are not easy to find. In critical at the british government. Well be asking why the advice of the uk government is not in line with that of the world health 0rganisation. Also tonight. The many victims of a breast surgeon
who performed hundreds of unnecessary operations were badly let down by the health system, according to the official report. Sales of new petrol, diesel or hybrid cars will be banned in 2035 in the governments battle against climate change, but critics say its just not realistic. A special report from syria on the children of is fighters and what the future might hold for them. No penalty, no penalty and the intense debate about the future of var. We talk to the new head of the premier league. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news well have all the goals from all the games in tonights fa cup fourth round. Can newcastle capitalize on a perfect start against oxford . Good evening. Our main story is that all british citizens in china should leave the country, if they can, to minimise the risk of exposure to the coronavirus. Thats the official advice published by the Foreign Office earlier today. Work is continuing to bring home britons from hubei province, where the outbreak began. So far, 427 people have died from the virus all but two in Mainland China with more than 20,000 cases confirmed in 26 countries. The number of cases is thought to be doubling every few days, but the World Health Organization says it still does not amount to a pandemic. 0ur correspondentjohn sudworth has the latest from beijing. In wuhan, they have turned this stadium into a hospital state media using images like these to reinforce a message. Chinas getting things under control. But the deserted airports and cancelled flights show its fear