now it's time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. hello, it's about to turn very windy for some of us. the wind strengthening through this evening and overnight across northern england, northern ireland, especially across scotland. the cloud will be thickening with outbreaks of rain working in from the north—west, that will turn more persistent as the night wears on. further south it stays mainly dry, some breaks in the cloud, but most should stay above freezing. temperatures not much lower than four or five celsius. for tomorrow, we have this deep area of low pressure to the north of the uk, notice the squeeze in the isobars, so some windy conditions, wet to start, that rain initially across scotland, northern ireland and slipping its way southwards into northern england, through the midlands, parts of north wales, but weakening as it does. so further south, mainly dry with perhaps a few breaks in the cloud. it's a mild day for all of us, 11 or 12 celsius, rain returning to the north of scotland but it's the strength of the wind we're most concerned about. gusts widely across northern scotland of 60 to 70mph, locally we could see 80mph across the northern highlands. so windy at first but then colder for a time next week. mainly dry with a bit more sunshine.

hello this is bbc news, with shaun ley. the headlines: the prime minister urges mps to back her brexit deal or risk taking the country into ‘uncharted territory'. ahead of the launch of the long term plan for nhs, the health secretary says the service needs to change its focus. the next stage of the universal credit rollout is delayed amid concerns about the new all—in—one benefits system. and will the favourite be the favourite? olivia colman is a frontrunner in tonight's golden globe awards in los angeles. now on bbc news, the team from radio 1's newsbeat travel to malawi to join bush patrols as they work to stop a practice which has long threatened many animals across africa. the poacher hunters contains some images you may find upsetting. it is 50—50, whether they'lljust

stand back and run away or whether they'll charge straight at you. so you've always got to be sort of looking around for places you can go just in case they decide to charge. so it is pretty dangerous. it's coming. man: your mission — patrol the park, be prepared to arrest poachers, and be prepared to assist with casualties. no matter where you are and whether you think we are losing or not losing the fight, is that the situation is not good. fuelled by greed, no matter what the cost. it's a problem with no easy fix.

because most jobs out here don't pay well, whereas if they get a rhino horn, it is a pretty big payday. this is where poaching happens on the ground, but above us is a whole network of syndicates and cartels. i've never seen a rhino up close before. a kilogram of rhino horn would go for £100,000. and now the british army has got involved in malawi, in trying to protect one of the world's most threatened species. most important for us is making sure our rangers on the ground are fully equipped and trained and in the best position to fulfil their duties to protect the area. when we leave for patrols, we celebrate that we have come back alive. we are going to attack the enemy.

yeah. he needs to be stopped. two types patrol we are engaged in here, one is strict long patrol where the soldiers will go out with two rangers and work through mentoring them on various professional skills. commander will decide which way he wants to move. either left or right. if he moves right...yeah? the others move left... he is now at the poacher, stop firing. position clear. the other bit where we are trying to learn as much as we can off these guys, is where we attach the rhino trackers. they are sort of the park elite, they are proper bushmen, their field craft is phenomenal, they know everything there is to know about finding rhino, tracking rhino. black rhino are not docile, they are shortsighted, bad—tempered, they have very good hearing and a very good sense of smell.

they are territorial and they don't like things in their area. they also know what humans smell like and they don't like the smell of human. you need to get close enough to them, stay down wind and get close enough to take a picture to confirm that it is the rhino you are after. i want you to check the ammunition states, casualties and equipment. yeah? that is one of the things we are emphasising, improving communication, for clear reporting, primarily for medical or antipoaching purposes. control alpha nine, mike, india, gunshot wound. their appetite for this is immense, they are extremely enthusiastic, in all manner of stuff, in general with all the training we have been doing with them across—the—board, but particularly medical. hello, can you hear me? if they don't respond, then you can test if they respond to your voice. here, pressing, hold my hand?

he is able to respond to this. there are 14 british soldiers in all. this section in the majete reserve in the south of malawi. the situation then, it is near the end of the month, we are getting close to payday, we will expect an increased demand for bush meat, so whether that translates to increased poacher activity in the south—east area, wait out. bear in mind that out this way there were two lions released this week, we've already had lion encounters in the north, those two lions that were released here are males, so the lion risk is very live during this patrol. one of the jobs, joining the experienced malawian rhino trackers. we are expecting maybe to encounter poachers, looking for the native rhino, so always we will be ready. these black rhino are some of the 2000 animals relocated here since 2003. we have to be armed because there

are poachers in the area. but also, as a last resort, as an immediate threat to life through dangerous game. they also aren't that keen on humans. point of the patrol is to check the rhinos‘ health, see their general behaviour. the device around their neck tells the trackers what direction they are in and how far away they are. it is within about 4—500 metres, but the problem is we are picking up the signal from an elephantjust to the north, and the elephant is known to charge as soon as it smells human. so we have to watch out as well. rhino trackers, they know the rhinos and they can

telljust by looking at them if they are healthy or not. wind is a massive factor in this. you have always got to be going against the wind. and the wind can change pretty quickly and very subtly as well, without realising, so you get close to the rhino, and the wind changes. it's coming. slowly, slowly. it is 50—50 whether they will turn back and run away or charge straight at you. so you have always got to be looking around for places you can go just in case they decide to charge. so it is pretty dangerous. it is. couple of months ago an experienced rhino expert was killed after being charged by one in nearby rwanda. we have a clear vision of this animal. now he is going to get a photo. if he charge, we get up in the trees around here,

for example, that one there is a good tree to climb. this one is also a good tree to climb. trees that have got a lot of branches, yeah. avoid to step on the... he is coming. what he said is we should not shake up, just stand still. just stand still, not shaking like this,

don't shake. then it's time to get out of the way, quickly. as a young boy i always wanted to work with animals, sort of veterinary kind of work. then when i was growing up, there was a project with lions. after i'd seen the wildlife and what it's actually like out in the bush, ijust really, really bit into it. as soon as this came

across the table, across the army, i took it straight away. on a patrol that lasts for days, chad trains the rangers on the skills of being a soldier. we communicate mostly with hand signals, we try to minimise talking as much as possible. when we do end up talking it is a soft whisper, as a close unit. in turn the rangers show him how best to find the animals under threat, like lions, elephant and rhinos, in what is a challenging environment. you don't really have time to think. most of the time you are just concentrating on the environment itself. constantly looking, watching for dangerous game, anything that might sneak up on you. at the moment, there is not that many incursions into the park, but from what i understand, there has been a couple of incursions into the park, people walking in with dogs, there has been a couple

of spears, they use after they have chased the animal with the dogs, they come in with snares, traps, they lay them along the animal trails, the waterholes. you put your foot in there and you're probably not going to get it back. they also come in with muzzle loaders, that's an improvised weapon, normally made of metal plumbing parts, wire, elastic bands, anything they can get their hands on. they come into the park with those and shoot the animals, and if need be they can shoot us as well. if i was to come across a poacher in the community and i was introduced to him, i would ask his reasons for doing it, and what. .. what he thinks the consequences will be if he does get caught. it is a matter of if he gets

caught, it's a matter of when he gets caught. and he will go to jail. that is the hope, at least. the illegal wildlife trade is a big business, worth up to £17 billion a year. take rhino horn. it is more expensive than cocaine, heroin, or gold, at up to £50,000 per kilo. in the past 50 years black rhino numbers have dropped from 70,000 to 5500. the country's elephant population has halved from 4000 in the 1980s to 2000 in 2015. not only that, malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world. historically people have poached to make a small bit of money or just to eat. translation: i became a poacher in 1995. we used to make guns, so we would go into the game reserve with our traditionally made guns and kill the animals.

but there were different kinds of animals, which would include the hare, the antelopes, and some hyraxes. we had so many challenges, we did not have food in our homes. so the only option was to go and poach into the game reserve. after we do that, after we kill the animals, we bring it here, we sell it, we would get a little income, and from there we could find something to eat. so that made us to go and do poaching. we faced a lot of problems when we were caught, they would beat us severely, and they didn't consider whether you were old, small, or very old. they would beat you and then if you survive, it is your luck. if you die, that is your fate. craig hay is in charge of the majete reserve,

which is run by an organisation called african parks. it has three of them in malawi. in majete, in particular, the poaching is low and on sustainable levels. majete, we haven't lost a rhino or elephant to poaching since african started managing majete, in partnership with the malawi government. in prior days, when it was still a lot of illegal activities and availability of firearms in mozambique, the threats may come from the west. and we deploy our rangers strategically around the reserve randomly so that there is no predictable cycles. we here are really on the ground level, so, you know, this is where poaching happens, on the ground, but above us is a whole network of syndicates and cartels and, you know, a whole trade of wildlife, and,

you know, that's essentially what's driving the business. what's important for us is to make sure that our rangers on the ground are fully equipped and trained and, you know, in the best position to fulfil their duties to protect the area. populations in africa are, you know, rapidly growing. i think malawi's population growth is about 3% per year. i think they say the population will double from 70 million — in about 2030 it should double in malawi, so clear signs there's already an immense pressure on the environment and, you know, with double those numbers it's going to be even more the case. so, you know, even more the reason to make sure that we protect these areas, so that, you know, those people in 2030 have,

you know, a natural heritage to enjoy and to be part of, yeah. craig talks about a new threat, which has been completed to climate change, disease and weapons of mass destruction — international organised crime. powered by an wealthy black market mostly in asian countries, like china and vietnam. for thousands of years, some believed the body parts from animals like tigers and rhinoceroses helped do things like cure cancer and improve your sex drive, which has never been scientifically backed up. then there's the illegal ivory trade as well. while majete looks totally wild, it's very controlled. the armed ranges and electric fence means most people have to pay to get in. however, because of that, there've been no rhinos or elephant poached for 15 years. but it's not always been like this. quite terrible here. i can assure you that we lost a few rangers, being shot at in cold blood, in the line of duty, and i think that wasn't pleasant at all.

i think our families always, when we leave for patrols, i mean, when we come back they will celebrate that we've come back alive, you know. and that was the kind of situation that was in most of the parks in malawi. you've seen communities coming here, you have seen that there is no poaching, you have seen that there is roads in the park, some infrastructure, some business enterprises. this is where we wanted the park to be. the idea is that, other than people sitting out there, expecting to harvest from the park, then they have alternatives of generating income. conservation has to have a holistic approach, i mentioned, and not only protecting wildlife for the sake of it, but there has to be a utility component in it. i think some models have been tried and they haven't worked.

and this one basically, to us, is a model, is a model that is working. there's no doubt poachers are being put off by these patrols, along with tougher sentences. yes, the money coming in through tourism is helping change attitudes. although, in zimbabwe and mozambique, poor communities still do like that more cash goes into protecting the reserve wealthy white tourists instead of them. the situation is very serious. are they losing the fight, not losing the fight? i think that, you know, it's hard to say. what do we base that on? but i think one thing we do need to think about is it's not simply about how many numbers of elephants or rhinos are being lost, or how many poachers are being caught and arrested, but the broader picture of what this poaching conflict means for conservation in these areas, both in an ecological

and social sense. i think training and capacity building and building the skills of rangers is a great thing. i'm quite sceptical of the use of the military in training rangers, especially the use of a foreign military that doesn't necessarily know the context in which they're operating, and that is not trained in conservation. at the beginning, you don't really know what to expect. like, i've never seen a rhino up close before. it's strange to see how big they are, and how fast they can move towards you as well. it's quite... quite frightening to start off with. where we're doing the rhino tracking, it's normally pretty dense and the grass is quite high, which is a problem. if you start breaking twigs and making noise, they'll come towards you. and, obviously, you only want them to come towards you on your terms. the rhino didn't charge this time,

so it's safe to come down. crucially, though, they got their pic. the relationship is great with the rangers. they're the experts out here in the bush. they know everything. you can spend as much time—out here as you like, but they've lived here all their lives. probably here — he wasjust there, looking at me, and matthews in a tree behind, and then he slipped her, and then he just turned round and ran off. come really close. you can get unstuck quite quickly out here if you don't really know what you're doing. yes, yeah, we have good pictures. this one. yeah, i think that's really successful, yeah. got everything we needed. we've seen two rhinos today, both in really good health. yeah, i think it's really successful. these areas, they're actually

really important to me. and i think they should be important to everyone for the future generations. killing animals... what's going to be left forfuture generations? just a bunch of pictures in a book. these british soldiers have been welcomed here, and the rangers say they have benefited.

they are only here for a few months, though, so what about when they're gone? some people are shocked — they aren't aware how under threat the rhino are. the first step is to make sure we don't lose more protected areas. the big worry is that organised crime could corrupt some of the key people fighting against them. people were relocated from the park, so did draw a bit of controversy. people were sort of unhappy that they left the land of their ancestors. i have a real concern that the future of conservation in africa is going to not take a step back to that hard, fortress—conservation model, but it's going to bring that model forward and intensify it. uk ministers have praised the armed forces for playing their part against what they've called a sickening and illegal industry.

at times, you just want to be with yourfamily and... sometimes you just can't. but poaching is a problem far from being solved. and we can be asking, does the british military have the background and the skills itself to train rangers beyond that hardline anti—poaching? hello. for many, it's been another day

of extensive cloud cover. but compared to yesterday, there have been some better breaks to the east of the pennines, plenty of sunshine in places this afternoon. this was whitley bay a few hours ago. but for some of us, things are about to turn wetter and much windier. it's all down to this area of low pressure in the atlantic working its way eastwards. it will be strengthening the winds through this evening and overnight across northern england, northern ireland, particularly across scotland, also with the cloud thickening as well and some persistent rain arriving from the north—west as we head towards dawn. it stays mainly dry further south, there'll be some breaks in the cloud, most should escape a frost with temperatures holding up to around four or five celsius. some very windy conditions tomorrow, as this deepening area of low pressure works its way to the north of the uk. notice the squeeze in the isobars, gives you an indication of the strength of the wind and it'll be wet at first tomorrow morning across scotland and northern ireland, some persistent rain sliding its way southwards into northern england, north wales, the midlands, weakening as it does. so, further south, it will probably stay mainly dry. rain will return to the north of scotland through the afternoon.

it will be a mild day for all of us, 11 or 12 celsius. but it's the strength of the wind we're most concerned about. this is an idea of gusts through the day tomorrow. but for northern parts of scotland, particularly the northern highlands and the northern isles, gusts will widely be 60 to 70 mph, locally 75, maybe even 80. so, some disruption is possible. the area of low pressure pulls away into the north sea across into scandinavia. behind it, we pick up a colder north or north—westerly wind. the temperatures will start to slide through tuesday and wednesday. we lose the milder yellow colours, they become confined to the far south western fringes of the uk, and elsewhere it will start to feel much colder. but there should be more in the way of sunshine on tuesday. a few showers blowing down our north sea coast where, combined with the new moon and the spring tides and the winds, we could see some coastal flooding. for most, it's a dry day. still windy for a time, starting to feel colder, temperatures

between seven and 10 celsius. from tuesday into wednesday, it's this area of high pressure which is the dominant feature. this weak front sliding in will increase the cloud across northern ireland and the western isles of scotland, could bring some mist and fog, some patchy drizzle. but for the week ahead, after that windy start, it turns colder for a time, but mainly dry with a bit more sunshine. goodbye. this is bbc news. the headlines at 5pm. the prime minister urges mps to back her brexit deal or risk taking the country into uncharted territory. don't let the search for the perfect become the enemy of the good. ahead of the launch of the long term plan for nhs, the health secretary says extra funding for the service will help change its focus. the biggest increase in spending is going to primary care and community ca re going to primary care and community care too help people stay healthy in the first place. the next stage of the universal credit rollout is delayed amid concerns

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