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it is in the ocean, the concentration levels are going to be well below safety standards. that does a very little to reassure people here in fukushima, injapan, and around the region. how much does a humboldt penguin weigh, you may ask. chances are you haven't, but if you have, london zoo might have the answer. every year, the zoo—keepers record the vital statistics of their animals to monitor their health and well—being, and today is weigh—in day. live now to london zoo and our reporter, naomi choy smith. a wonderfuljob today, and what a day for it as well. we have been at london zoo all morning for the
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more than 'ust play cricket. good luck to more than just play cricket. good luck to scarlett. _ you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.co.uk/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello and welcome back. you're watching bbc news with me frankie mccamley. this is a question i never thought i would ask, and probably one you're not expecting... but have you ever wondered how much a humbolt penguin weighs? yes, that is what i am asking. chances are — you haven't — but if you have — london zoo has the answer. every year — the zoo—keepers record the vital statistics of their animals — to monitor their health and well—being — and today — is weigh—in day. naomi choy smith has been at the zoo meeting some of the animals
can hold 7% more moisture. in this case, it's a lot of coincidences on the heels of climate change. in canada, the western province of british columbia has declared a state of emergency — as a major wildfire burns in the town of kelowna. meanwhile tousands have been fleeing the remote northern city of yellowknife, where fires broke out earlier this week. 0ur reporter naomi choy smith brings us this report. this has been a summer of devastating wildfires for canada. at the flames that are tearing across the flames that are tearing across the country's far north and western provinces have made it official. this is canada's worst wildfire season on record, with about 1000 fires burning across the country. 0nly fires burning across the country. only two thirds of those are contained right now. let's take a closer look at the areas that are
let's return to our main story this hour — and donald trump has been criminally charged with plotting to overturn his defeat in the 2020 us presidential election. he's charged with four counts in the as—page indictment brought by special counseljack smith. with this latest indictment adding to a raft of legal problems, donald trump has a very busy few months ahead. our reporter naomi choy smith has the timeline. well, donald trump is said to —— set to appear in federal court this thursday in this latest case related to efforts to overturn the 20/20 presidential election. and special counciljack smith said he's pushing for a speedy trial, which means this could well be going on in the middle of the next us presidential election, which takes place in november next year —— 2020 election. but of course, this is the third indictment mr trump is facing. and
let's return to our main story this hour — and donald trump has been criminally charged with plotting to overturn his defeat in the 2020 us presidential election. he's charged with four counts in the 45—page indictment brought by special counseljack smith. with this latest indictment adding to a raft of legal problems, donald trump has a very busy few months ahead. 0ur reporter naomi choy smith has the timeline. well, donald trump is said to —— set to appear in federal court this thursday in this latest case related to efforts to overturn the 20/20 presidential election. and special counciljack smith said he's pushing for a speedy trial, which means this could well be going on in the middle of the next us presidential election, which takes place in november next year —— 2020 election. but of course, this is the third indictment mr trump is facing. and
do we know about the victims? we know do we know about the victims? - know that two children are in critical condition and a third victim, believed to be an adult, and possibly that elderly man, is also in critical condition at this stage. we don't know more than that. the president of france, emmanuel micron, has said these victims are between life and death at the moment, so definitely sending his thoughts and prayers to the affected families. it sounds like they are in very grave condition indeed. naomi, a thank you — very grave condition indeed. naomi, a thank you very _ very grave condition indeed. naomi, a thank you very much, _ very grave condition indeed. naomi, a thank you very much, naomi - very grave condition indeed. naomi, a thank you very much, naomi choy| a thank you very much, naomi choy smith there. as you can see on the screen that is the scene right now in annecy. many of you may know it if you have visited, normally a picturesque lakeside town near the border with italy and switzerland. lilly on the front side of that
smoke in canadian wildfires is drifting across the border into the united states —... prompting air quality alerts from minnesota to new york city. 0ur newsroom reporter naomi choy smith has more. well, the air quality in new york city was so bad yesterday that it briefly reached the top of the most polluted cities in the entire world. and it is not hard to see why, or not see why, from this photograph year, which should be a view of the manhattan skyline from brooklyn, but the manhattan skyline is completely obscured by that haze. the statue of liberty, same situation, shrouded in that orange smoke from the canadian wildfires. another icon of the new york city skyline, one world trade center, well you can barely see it there because of the pollution from those wildfires. and new yorkers i have been speaking with and indeed taking to social media to say that they have breathing difficulties from the poor air quality. in fact, this meteorologist saying that new york city resembled mars yesterday due to that thick plume
that killed 97 people. a uk ticket—holder has come forward to claim the 111.7 million pound jackpot from friday's euromillions draw. lottery operator camelot said it had received a claim which would now go through a process of validation. if verified, this winner will become the 18th uk player to win more than 100 million pounds in a euromillions jackpot. so how does this jackpot stack up against the world's top lottery prizes? we tasked our reporter naomi choy smith — with finding out. well, the lucky winner of that euro millions jackpot worth more than £110 million is soon set to be wealthier than music superstar do a leaper who is worth about £75 million, and even richer than harry potter superstar daniel radcliffe, who is worth about £92 million, according to the sunday times. so definitely a tidy sum. actually, the record holderfor the uk you're definitely a tidy sum. actually, the record holder for the uk you're a tidy sum. actually, the record—holderfor tidy sum. actually, the record—holder for the tidy sum. actually, the record—holderfor the uk tidy sum. actually, the record—holder for the uk euro millions jackpot holder was just last year with an anonymous ticket
annual plastics production has more than doubled in 20 years — and is on track to triple within four decades. earlier, french president emmanuel macron warned of the risks of doing nothing. translation: today, . there is not a single place on the planet that has escaped plastic pollution, and this pollution is accelerating. if we do nothing, we will generate triple the amount of today's plastic waste by 2060. plastic pollution is therefore a ticking time bomb, as well as a plague that has already commenced. it is our duty to end it as quickly as possible. the bbc�*s naomi choy smith has been looking at the problem — and how some companies are working to tackle it. we produce more than 460 million tonnes of plastic wastes every year. that's according to the un. and that is a figure that are set to triple over the next four decades. now, only 9% of that plastic is actually recycled. the vast majority of it is used once or twice and then discarded. most of that in low income nations. and one fifth of that ends up being dumped or burned illegally.