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politics can be a high wire act, and scotland s first minister lost his footing today. if msps can t agree a successor to humza yousaf, scotland is heading for scottish parliament elections. and have smartphones and social media really led to a rise in teenage mental illness? we ll be joined by the snp deputy leader and ask his former coalition partner from the scottish greens, can they make up? and the leader of the scottish tories, and asking have his actions paved the way for labour gains and tory pain? also tonight: the play based childhood we have had for thousands of years basically ended around 2010. it was replaced by a phone based childhood. that s the new york times and sunday times best selling author whose new book argues that time spent on smartphones and social media is behind an epidemic of teenage mental illness. we ll talk live to professor jonathan haidt, who says under 16s shouldn t have access to smartphones or social media. what he says is controv ....
temperatures as what s called a heat dome is causing the dangerous conditions to expand. in south eastern europe temperatures of a0 degrees celsius have caused power cuts in tourist hotspots like croatia, impacting all sorts such as traffic lights failing. and as you ve just been hearing, in saudi arabia at least 1,301 people died during this year s hajj pilgrimage to mecca the most devastating example of the impact of extreme heat. no surprise, then, that this is changing the way we choose to travel something that is particularly important for those countries who rely on tourism to support their economies. joining me now is andrew holden professor of environment and tourism at goldsmiths university of london. good morning to you. no good morning. so this issue of extreme heat is not new to us. we saw last summer many parts of europe experiencing very high temperatures, wildfires impacting tourism. to what extent are we changing our choices when it comes to wher ....
And stronger? they are getting better bigger and stronger? and stronger? certainly, with climate change and stronger? certainly, with climate change and and stronger? certainly, with - climate change and anthropogenic warning, there is a discussion about the future of tropical cyclones. certainly, we would expect on average that if water is warmer, all else being equal, stronger hurricane storms have more feel and a greater potential for intensity. ocean water and ocean temperatures isjust potential for intensity. ocean water and ocean temperatures is just one piece of the puzzle, we would not want to look at changes when speed and direction and otherfeatures that could impact tropical cyclone development and intensity. what we have seen since 2017 as a large number of very stronger storms not just impacting florida but as well impacting other parts of the world as well. . ., impacting other parts of the world as well. , ., , ., as well. her big night for you, thank you as wel ....
Jublilee year. otherfeatures include a mini scotland and a garden for children. helena wilkinson has been taking a look. iam in i am in one of the spectacular show gardens here at the chelsea flower show and over the next week thousands of people will be able to come and visit gardens like this, but today designers are putting the finishing touches to their gardens because there will be members of the royal family visiting a bit later on today. as you mentioned, it is hoped the queen will be able to come, she has been coming here since she was a child, and this year they will celebrate her platinum jubilee. they will celebrate her platinum jubilee. this is the official tribute to the queen s platinum jubilee, here at the chelsea flower show. 70 terracotta pots, one for each year of her reign, filled with lily of the valley, her favourite flower. we have got one tonne of steel, ....
Meet the dragon man. a perfectly preserved skull of what is thought to be a species of human that lived in asia around 146,000 years ago. a 3d scan shows a huge head with a brain that was about the same size as ours. but otherfeatures, such as a prominent brow ridge around the eye socket, suggests something more primitive. i said oh, my gosh, i can t believe that. and it is so well preserved you can see all the details. this is what researchers think he looks like. stocky and powerfully built, able to withstand the freezing temperatures of what is now north eastern china. so, where does dragon man fit into the new human family tree? well, 7 million years ago, the first humanlike creatures emerged. they became progressively more developed, until 2 million years ago, our ancient ancestor ....