this is bbc news. the headlines. the government puts nuclear power at the heart of its new energy strategy — it wants eight new reactors approved by the end of the decade. it wants eight new reactors approved this it wants eight new reactors approved is about tackl m ista kes this is about tackling some of the mistakes of the past and making sure we are set well for the future and no longer subject, never again subject to the vagaries of the global oil and gas price. there's a boost for offshore wind energy too, but critics say the government's plan fails to tackle the key issues the government has rejected moving on a sprint on key things that would have made the difference. onshore wind, solar and energy efficiency.

a plea for military help from the ukrainians, after it warns of russian preparations for a fresh offensive in the donbas region in the east. my agenda is very simple. it has only three items on it. it's weapons, weapons and weapons. more pressure on the chancellor rishi sunak as his wife confirms she has non—domiciled status, which means she doesn't have to pay uk tax on income earned outside britain. and the day the dinosaurs died — scientists say they've found fossils of creatures killed when a giant asteroid hit the earth and led to the mass extinction. good afternoon. the government has unveiled its much—delayed energy strategy, which seeks to reduce the uk's

reliance on imported fuel by boosting domestic power generation. it says up to eight nuclear reactors could be approved by the end of the decade, with the aim of meeting a quarter of demand. there's also an ambition for offshore wind to produce enough energy to power every british home by 2030. borisjohnson said the strategy would help the uk enjoy greater self—sufficiency, with cheaper bills. opposition parties have warned there's nothing to help families who are struggling with rising energy costs now. our political correspondent ione wells looks at the main details. where will we get our energy from in future? nuclear power stations like this? the government want 25% of our electricity to come from them by 2050. from the wind out at sea, ministers want turbines like this by 2030, to make enough power for every home in the uk.

their onshore counterparts, though, have divided government ministers. planning rules in england were made tougher in 2015, making it hard for these to get approval. some ministers want those rules relaxed, but others, and some tory activists, have criticised their impact on the landscape. step by step, with some pushing and pulling behind the scenes, they've now come up with a compromise. they say they'll consult local communities around england and find places where people want to host new onshore wind turbines like these, in exchange for cheaper energy bills. that benefit would also apply in scotland and wales, where onshore wind rules are already looser. a similar scheme is already run by the energy company 0ctopus in market weighton in yorkshire. this is the view from their customer james laing's window. because it's wind, we actually do look at whether the wind is blowing hard or not,

and use the electrical appliances accordingly, because it makes sense. if it's definitely 50% electricity, switch on the washing machine or the dishwasher. 0pposition parties have criticised ministers for not relaxing the planning laws for onshore wind and solar, arguing they are the cheapest and quickest types of renewable energy. but the government say they will consult on developing more of both, while still giving communities a say. and they've announced a review on fracking, extracting shale gas from the ground. it's currently banned given its safety concerns. but some tory mps want that lifted. ministers say that won't happen unless the science changes. most of this plan focuses on how to increase the uk's supply of energy, not decrease the demand through things like insulation. the government hopes this plan will make the uk less vulnerable to energy shocks in future. but with energy bills rising,

and set to go up again in the autumn, critics say more is needed to help people cut their bills now. ione wells bbc news. borisjohnson was at hinkley point with the business secretary kwasi kwarteng follwing the announcement and was asked a why the energy startegy doesn t address fuel prices now, and energy bills. we are already doing a huge amount to help people with the immediate cost of living and of course we are going to do more, but this is about tackling some of the mistakes of the past and making sure we are set well for the future and we are no longer subject, well, never again subject to the vagaries of the global oil and gas price, we cannot be subject to blackmail as it were from people such as vladimir putin. we have energy security here in the uk. so it is a massive strategy for

delivering 50 gigawatts, almost half the capacity of this country, from offshore wind by 2030. totally reviving the nuclear industry which i am afraid has been more or less moribund. this is the home of nuclear energy. we first split the atom in the uk and had the first civilian nuclear power plant. we are bringing nuclear home. with one reactor every year for eight years rather than one a decade. what we are also doing is making sure we take a sensible, pragmatic view about hydrocarbons. we have domestic hydrocarbons. forthe about hydrocarbons. we have domestic hydrocarbons. for the interim, we have to make sure that we use them sensibly as well and licensed staff in the north sea, rather than importing higher carbon fossil fuels from abroad and from russia amongst other places. but be in no doubt,

this is a massively green strategy as well. by 2030, 90 5% of our electricity will be from low carbon sources. and talking about offshore wind, what we are doing will mean we will be able to power more than all the homes in this countryjust by offshore wind. the labour leader sir keir starmer was visiting a sheet metal manufacturer in newcastle under lyme and was asked if the governments and was asked if the government measures were enough to help homeowners struggling with their energy bills. these measures are not enough, only last week we saw bills going up that will cause people real hardship. all we have today is a cobbled together list of things that could and should have been done over the last 10—12 years. it does not even tackle important things like insulating homes that could save £400 on every bill. it is not enough, it is too

little, too late.— little, too late. rising energy costs hit the _ little, too late. rising energy costs hit the poorest - little, too late. rising energy costs hit the poorest in - little, too late. rising energy. costs hit the poorest in society hardest — costs hit the poorest in society hardest. , ., , hardest. this will not help those who only last — hardest. this will not help those who only last week _ hardest. this will not help those who only last week saw - hardest. this will not help those who only last week saw their - hardest. this will not help those l who only last week saw their bills go who only last week saw their bills 9° up who only last week saw their bills 9° up by who only last week saw their bills go up by hundreds of hours. they want from the government a response that meets that challenge. this cobbled together list of things that could and should have been done over the last 10—12 years is not enough. because of political squabbling it leaves out important initiatives like keeping homes warm, insulating homes, which i have seen can make a huge difference and reduce bills up to £400. that is the real action we were looking for today. the to £400. that is the real action we were looking for today.— were looking for today. the aim of the oli were looking for today. the aim of the policy is _ were looking for today. the aim of the policy is to _ were looking for today. the aim of the policy is to create _ were looking for today. the aim of the policy is to create energy - the policy is to create energy security, _ the policy is to create energy security, does _ the policy is to create energy security, does it _ the policy is to create energy security, does it achieve - the policy is to create energy. security, does it achieve that? anything — security, does it achieve that? anything that _ security, does it achieve that? anything that makes - security, does it achieve that? anything that makes us - security, does it achieve that? anything that makes us less . security, does it achieve that? - anything that makes us less reliant on importing energy is a good thing, which is why i did not think the prime minister was doing the right thing by saying we will stop reliance on russia but then go to

saudi arabia. anything that keeps the blight in britain is a good thing because we need to secure energy supply. thing because we need to secure energy sopply-_ thing because we need to secure energy supply. thing because we need to secure ener: su-nl.~ . ., , energy supply. what would labour be doinu ? energy supply. what would labour be doing? what — energy supply. what would labour be doing? what we _ energy supply. what would labour be doing? what we have _ energy supply. what would labour be doing? what we have been _ energy supply. what would labour be doing? what we have been calling - energy supply. what would labour be doing? what we have been calling for is turbo-charging _ doing? what we have been calling for is turbo-charging on _ doing? what we have been calling for is turbo-charging on renewables - is turbo—charging on renewables including onshore wind turbines. fast forward nuclear which should have happened over the past decade. it has been a failure there, it has not happened. developing hydrogen and also insulating homes so we reduce energy intake and reduce bills because at the moment, the thing most people are worried about is how they will pay energy bills. we need real answers to that question right now. the labour leader keir— question right now. the labour leader keir starmer. _ let's talk to our energy and environment analyst, roger harrabin. i'll take you back to what the prime minister said, that the strategy is tackling the mistakes of the past to ensure the country would not be subject in the vagaries of the

global gas price.— subject in the vagaries of the global gas price. does it do that? in this global gas price. does it do that? in this sense _ global gas price. does it do that? in this sense it _ global gas price. does it do that? in this sense it is _ global gas price. does it do that? in this sense it is projections - global gas price. does it do that? in this sense it is projections for. in this sense it is projections for nuclear power would take it up to 25% of uk electricity supply which is where it has been in the past. it has dropped recently because stations get older and are decommissioned. his plan is to take it back to where it historically was. it would provide an underpinning for electrical, electricity services, particularly when the wind does not blow and the sun does not shine. there are critics of nuclear power who say it will not work in the right way in tandem with wind and solar but now the government and other energy experts are thinking about using nuclear power stations to produce hydrogen at a time when nuclear power is not needed. the fact we are heading for a theoretically that percentage of nuclear power i think will be welcomed by a lot of people,

but there will be a big question about whether the government can deliver because successive governments have tried to deliver a major nuclear programme and failed. mrs thatcher wanted ten new and she got one. tony blair wanted a raft and he got one. the costs of nuclear are so high it might be a future chancellor and even this chancellor will rein in mrjohnson's ambitions. there has been criticism that this does not do much for families struggling with energy bills. how far does this go to address that and also the issue of beating net zero targets? let also the issue of beating net zero tar: ets? ., ., also the issue of beating net zero taraets? . ~ , _, targets? let me take the second first. net zero, _ targets? let me take the second first. net zero, if _ targets? let me take the second first. net zero, if we _ targets? let me take the second first. net zero, if we have - targets? let me take the second | first. net zero, if we have nuclear power that does not emit substantial carbon dioxide, that helps with net zero. the new target for offshore wind will help with net zero. and an

interesting addition, the government wants to support floating offshore wind that could be put off the west coast where the sea is deeper and still produce electricity from there. these are major improvements towards the net zero goal. there is downsides. the government is trying to resurrect or seeing whether fracking should be resurrected which gives off greenhouse gases. so does exploration for oil and gas in the north sea which the government wants to do. i think we could say it does contribute to the uk long—term energy strategy and does contribute overall to net zero ambitions but in terms of helping people with bills, it certainly does not help at all. the minister admitted that this morning on the today programme on bbc radio. a lot of people are very

angry the simple expedient of giving grants to help people insulating homes, putting in an energy efficiency programme would save emissions and cut bills at the same time and reduce dependency on imported gas. the government appears to have been deflected away from this policy by an intervention from the treasury who did not want to pay upfront costs, at least that is what is being said and the government is not denying that.— the ukrainian government has warned that russian forces are massing ahead of a new offensive aimed at the east of the country and its foreign minister has appealed to nato to supply more weapons to counter it. thousands of people are trying to escape the donbas region ahead of russia's expected attack. let's go through some of the main developments. ukrainian officials are appealing to people in the donbas region to take this opportunity to flee while it is safe. russian troops are regrouping for an offensive in donbas,

which is made up of the regions of donetsk and luhansk. the us says that russia's withdrawal from the regions outside kyiv and chernihiv is now complete, as the war shifts focus to eastern ukraine. meanwhile nato foreign ministers are resuming discussions in brussels on how best to arm ukraine. the uk and the us have announced more sanctions which they hope will stem the funds flowing to moscow. ukraine's foreign minister has issued what he termed a "very simple" call for more weapons from nato countries to help saves lives. ukraine's foreign minister has again urged western countries to provide his country with more weapons to fight russian forces. dmytro kuleba also insisted on imposing the toughest sanctions on moscow. he was speaking in brussels, ahead of a meeting of nato foreign ministers who have been discussing how best to arm ukraine against a renewed russian attack in the east. my agenda is very simple. it has only three items on it. it's weapons, weapons and weapons.

we are confident that the best way to help ukraine now is to provide it with all necessary to contain putin and to defeat the russian army in ukraine, in the territory of ukraine, so that the war does not spill over for them. in the recent weeks, the ukrainian army, and the entire ukrainian nation, has demonstrated that we know how to fight, we know how to win, but without sustainable and sufficient supplies of all weapons requested by ukraine, these wins will be accompanied with enormous sacrifices. the foreign secretary, liz truss, told reporters about the steps the uk is taking to support ukraine. in the face of putin's appalling aggression in ukraine, the g7 and nato are stepping

up our efforts on sanctions and on weapons. the uk is now banning all imports of russian energy, we're sanctioning more banks, and we're stepping up our supply of weapons to ukraine. let's get the latest and go to lviv in western ukraine and our correspondent anna foster. how much time do people have to flee the donbas region because that was an urgent call from officials. do we have intelligence on when the russian attack might be? it have intelligence on when the russian attack might be? it depends who ou russian attack might be? it depends who you ask. — russian attack might be? it depends who you ask, some _ russian attack might be? it depends who you ask, some say _ russian attack might be? it depends who you ask, some say it _ russian attack might be? it depends who you ask, some say it could - russian attack might be? it depends who you ask, some say it could be . russian attack might be? it depends who you ask, some say it could be a | who you ask, some say it could be a few days. but i think most analysts seem to agree it could be a couple of weeks. russia has had some quite hard losses around kyiv and around chernihiv and they do not have the same number of troops they started with north—east same amount of military hardware and they are

pulling away to regroup and refocus. the main suggestion seems to be they will take time because what they don't want to do is see a repeat of the early part of this invasion. they hoped to gain more ukrainian territory. they were pushed back by ukrainian forces. it seems to be a period of a couple of weeks but i think the reason the call to leave the donbas region and areas where the donbas region and areas where the fighting is happening and is set to intensify, the reason it is urgent is because they want to avoid a situation like mariupol, that city where tens of thousands are still trapped. and it is difficult to establish any large—scale establish any la rge—scale humanitarian corridor to establish any large—scale humanitarian corridor to get them out. we are told by the ukrainian government they are trying to do ten humanitarian corridors in different parts today to move people away from areas where they believe fighting is about to get more fears. taste areas where they believe fighting is about to get more fears.— about to get more fears. we heard renewed calls _ about to get more fears. we heard renewed calls for _ about to get more fears. we heard

renewed calls for more _ about to get more fears. we heard renewed calls for more weapons i about to get more fears. we heard i renewed calls for more weapons from nato countries. is there indication of how severe the need is? it is of how severe the need is? it is interesting. _ of how severe the need is? it is interesting, when _ of how severe the need is? it is interesting, when i _ of how severe the need is? it 3 interesting, when i have spoken to the ukrainian military, they are cagey about how much they want to give away, but they want the message to get across they need more weapons. what a member of the military said to me was there were certain weapons and ammunition they have where supplies are running lower than they would like said they would like to replenish that. they said they believed there are certain weapons systems that would be useful in this conflict that they do not have yet. i think that call, you heard it at the highest level from the ukrainian foreign minister and you hear it from president zelensky and you hear it from people here, members of the military, ordinary people also in places like lviv, they are hearing the message and they are hearing the message and they are hearing the message and they are trying to amplify it beyond

they are trying to amplify it beyond the borders of this country that they do think if the ukrainian military is to continue pushing russia back, weapons are a key part. thank you. the wife of the chancellor, rishi sunak, has insisted she has always paid tax on her british income. it's emerged that akshata murty, has non—domiciled status for uk tax purposes, meaning she doesn't have to pay tax here on income she earns overseas. labour said there were questions to answer. let's cross to mumbai now and speak to our now and speak to our correspondent archana shukla. tell us more about his wife in the family business. they founded india's largest it services firm. and akshata murty holzer .93% —— she

holds a 0.93% stake in that, the kind of net worth she has at this point. while another member of the family has stepped down from the company, he is part of the board. and that is what the family business largely is and the income comes from there. ~ ., ., , largely is and the income comes from there. ~ . . , ., there. what tax rules govern citizens in — there. what tax rules govern citizens in india? _ there. what tax rules govern citizens in india? as - there. what tax rules govern citizens in india? as an - there. what tax rules govern | citizens in india? as an indian citizens in india? as an indian citizen who — citizens in india? as an indian citizen who is _ citizens in india? as an indian citizen who is fully _ citizens in india? as an indian citizen who is fully residing i citizens in india? as an indian citizen who is fully residing in | citizen who is fully residing in india for the whole year, the taxes you india for the whole year, the taxes y°u pay india for the whole year, the taxes you pay is on the income based on different income tax bands, which in the case of someone like akshata murty would be at the highest tax band that could start from 35% and go band that could start from 35% and 9° up band that could start from 35% and go up to 42% depending on other

surcharges. if somebody has taken a residency in the uk, and is a citizen of india, under the india— uk tax treaty they get benefits where the dividend income on any listed shares you hold on indian shores is taxed at only at 10%. if you are a full citizen you pay 42% roughly, but if you are a uk resident and citizen of india, you pay only 10% tax on income you earn on dividends of listed shares in india. that is the kind of savings many ultrahigh net worth individuals take from the india uk tax treaty. it is not clear if akshata murty has used the provisions of the india uk tax treaty. this is something that

most use. ., ., tax treaty. this is something that most use. ., ,, , ., we can now go to the west of ukraine and speak to the head of operations for the international federation of red cross who has been supporting red cross who has been supporting red cross who has been supporting red cross to distribute aid. tell us about what the situation is like where you are. it about what the situation is like where you are.— about what the situation is like where ou are. , ., , ., , where you are. it has been a steady flow of people _ where you are. it has been a steady flow of people from _ where you are. it has been a steady flow of people from the _ where you are. it has been a steady flow of people from the east - where you are. it has been a steady flow of people from the east of - where you are. it has been a steady flow of people from the east of the | flow of people from the east of the country into the west where we are now for six weeks. thousands have fled over the borders, 3.5 million is where we are sitting if not closer to four and 6.5 million displaced within the country, a significant proportion of the population is where we are right now and they need assistance

immediately. where i was today was relief distribution, handing out food, clothes, things to keep people warm. if you think what people need, you need to be able to wash yourself so we have provided those sorts of items, hygiene items so they can get on their feet items, hygiene items so they can get on theirfeet again. items, hygiene items so they can get on their feet again. haifa items, hygiene items so they can get on their feet again.— on their feet again. how sustainable is the situation _ on their feet again. how sustainable is the situation and _ on their feet again. how sustainable is the situation and resources - on their feet again. how sustainable is the situation and resources you i is the situation and resources you have? how much longer do you think you can continue to help people who are displaced before you run out of resources or aid efforts need to step up? it resources or aid efforts need to ste u - ? , ., resources or aid efforts need to ste u-? ,., ., resources or aid efforts need to ste-nu? , . , ., step up? it is a brilliant question. we are not _ step up? it is a brilliant question. we are notjust _ step up? it is a brilliant question. we are notjust planning - step up? it is a brilliant question. we are notjust planning for - step up? it is a brilliant question. | we are notjust planning for today. we are notjust planning for today. we are notjust planning for today. we are at the first phase of the emergency where it is about relief and helping people as they are on the move. vulnerabilities increase every day. people getting further away from their family, more

vulnerable being away from standard medication. but we have to be there in the long—term and this is where the thrust of intervention comes for multipurpose cash assistance and shelter assistance where we look at supporting people with rental income assistance in the long—term. we have assistance in the long—term. we have a two—year plan in place working through the ukrainian red cross to provide cash assistance at scale across the territory. right now, people need everything they can get. i spoke to a woman this morning coming from kyiv on the train who had been evacuated. she was about 65 and had a young daughter. she looked at me in the eyes and started tearing up and said thanks to the red cross. this isjust a humbling response to be part of. as we talk about millions to support with cash

assistance and the million people or more we have helped over the past month, this one woman tearing up and thanking the red cross helping her when she needed it most, it brought me weak at the knees, to be honest. i imagine, rewarding moments like that. i imagine you have experienced harrowing things, witnessing horrific things. what has stood out? what stands out more than anything is how great volunteers can be in the sight of everything they witness. when i first arrived a couple of weeks back, we had a 23—year—old volunteer working long shifts to get assistance to people and despite harrowing stories of evacuations and people fleeing violence, these are volunteers who can provide assistance. it is

traumatising for a lot of us to hear stories but it is inspirational and hopeful to see it in action and see them all over the place helping those who need it most.- them all over the place helping those who need it most. thank you for takinr those who need it most. thank you for taking time _ those who need it most. thank you for taking time to _ those who need it most. thank you for taking time to speak— those who need it most. thank you for taking time to speak to - those who need it most. thank you for taking time to speak to us. - those who need it most. thank you for taking time to speak to us. i - for taking time to speak to us. i hope you continue to stay safe. thanks. it's widely believed that the dinosaurs were wiped out after a huge asteroid crashed into the earth 66 million years ago — but no—one's ever found the remains of a dinosaur killed in the impact — until now. scientists may have uncovered direct evidence that tells them much more about what happened on the day of the collision. 0ur science editor rebecca morelle has more. it was the most cataclysmic day in our planet's history. 66 million years ago, an asteroid, seven miles across, slammed into the earth. the age of the dinosaurs was over.

now, at a secret site in north dakota, nicknamed tanis, a mass graveyard could contain the first evidence of creatures killed on that day. oh, wow! oh, my god, look at that! look, the scales are preserved. in the crumbling rock, animals, plants and trees are tangled together, frozen in time like a prehistoric pompeii. we've got so many details with this site that tell us what happened moment by moment. it's almost like watching it play out in the movies. you know, you actually look at the rock column, you look at the fossils there, and it brings you back to that day. we're able to see what happened within that first hour or so after impact. and that's the front row seat to one of the most amazing events of the cretaceous. and here we are looking at it. despite all of the dinosaurs discovered and displayed in museums, they don't tell the full story.

the dinosaurs here were found all around the world, and they span their entire 180—million—year reign on the planet. it's widely accepted that this domination came to an end when the asteroid struck. but there's a mystery. no one's ever found direct evidence of a dinosaur killed by the impact, or even a fossil dinosaur that died within 1,000 years of it. now, though, a discovery at tanis may have changed that. there's something here. that's hard. that's bone right next to the skin. this is the moment a dinosaur�*s leg was discovered. it was captured by a bbc crew for a documentary called dinosaurs, the final day. the fossil part is remarkably well preserved. it belongs to a small plant—eating dinosaur called a thescelosaur, and scientists think it died in a huge flash flood, set off by shock waves from the asteroid strike. this looks like an animal whose leg has simply been ripped off really quickly. there's no evidence

on the leg of disease. there are no obvious pathologies. there's no trace of the leg being scavenged. so the best idea that we have is that this is an animal that died more or less instantaneously. this could be the first bit of dinosaur ever found that died as a direct result of being involved in the cataclysm that occurred after the meteorite hit in the gulf of mexico. it's not the only discovery at tanis. other finds include a triceratops in stunning condition, a pterosaur egg that has an embryo inside, and the remains of a small mammal that tried to hide away in a burrow. the documentary is presented by sir david attenborough, who reveals the dinosaurs�* last day, minute by minute. billions of tonnes of sulphur were ejected into the atmosphere, blocking the sunlight. a small piece of rock from the site is being studied at the university of manchester. this thin band of clay represents the moment when the dinosaurs became extinct. and you can see — i mean, this is really clear

and obvious to see, isn't it? there's a definite line in the rock. absolutely clear. and above it we've got these very typical coals that we find, associated with this post—impact apocalyptic world, almost. so, this — you're holding a snapshot of time. in fact, you're holding the last mass extinction event to occur on earth. but there's even stronger evidence of a connection to the impact. tanis is 2,000 miles away from where the asteroid hit. but what links the two of these — tiny beads scattered amongst the fossils. they're remnants of molten rock hurled high into the sky by the impact. they fell back down to earth across thousands of miles as these tiny glass balls. inside one may be something even more remarkable — a small fragment of the asteroid itself. we were able to pull apart the chemistry and identify the composition of that material. all the evidence, all of the chemical data from that study, suggests strongly that we're looking at a piece of the impactor, the asteroid, that ended

it for the dinosaurs. these discoveries could help us to understand the extinction of the largest beasts ever to roam the earth. the paleontologists now need to submit their findings to the scientific community to scrutinise the claims. but they've only just scratched the surface of what lies in these rocks, and there is much of this lost world waiting to be discovered. rebecca morelle, bbc news. first i want to bring you a bit of brief breaking new, david smith, a security guard who was employed aed the british embassy in berlin has entered a plea of not guilty to nine offences under the official secrets act. he has appeared at westminster magistrates�* court. we will have more as we get it. we will have more as we get it. you saw him briefly there,

butjoining us live now is professor phil manning — professor of natural history at the university of manchester and the phd supervisor of the graduate student who�*s leading the tanis dig. phil, thank you forjoining u what an incredible discovery, tell me how did it come about, because it was one of your student, wasn�*t it. robert was working on the site about eight years ago, and a team of us were looking at the site with him, were looking at the site with him, we thought it is interesting this, but you know, let us keep working at it and he is a tenacious start of student, a very smart chap and he buried himself into this site over the last few years and he has found some amazing things and it is wonderful, as a phd adviser to learn more than your student than maybe you can impart, so it a pleasure to work with robert as a colleague, but the site itself, we have been working on and off quite hard for six years now, so, yes, i have seen a lot of rocks but now we are

beginning to see dinosaurs, we were jealous it was your student who found it and not yourself? not at all. it is fantastic, sometimes the right person has to be the one to make that type of discovery, robert is one of these remarkable people, you could sit in the middle of a field and at 400 paces he will say doesn�*t that look strange, let us have a closer look, and i think it might be and he is usually right. i love working with people like that, when he says what can we do with it next? let us take a diamond light source and scan it, that might be useful. it is bringing teams of people together to answer some amazing questions, that we never dreamed of asking, maybe five years ago. in dreamed of asking, maybe five years auo. . dreamed of asking, maybe five years a i o, ., , ., dreamed of asking, maybe five years auo. ., , ., , ., , dreamed of asking, maybe five years an, ., , ., , ., , ., ago. in a nutshell for people who don't know _ ago. in a nutshell for people who don't know much _ ago. in a nutshell for people who don't know much about - ago. in a nutshell for people who don't know much about it, - ago. in a nutshell for people who don't know much about it, why . ago. in a nutshell for people who don't know much about it, why is don�*t know much about it, why is this so significant? don't know much about it, why is this so significant?— don't know much about it, why is this so significant? well, for many ears we this so significant? well, for many years we have _ this so significant? well, for many years we have known _ this so significant? well, for many years we have known the - this so significant? well, for many| years we have known the dinosaurs became extinct, otherwise we wouldn�*t be here and the mechanism

is an impact of this last asteroid smashing into earth, one of the conundrums there has been little evidence of interaction between dinosaurs and the airport in which i am stood at the moment listening to an... nothing to do with dinosaurs, i would say, i do apologise. that fine we can _ i would say, i do apologise. that fine we can still— i would say, i do apologise. that fine we can still hear— i would say, i do apologise. that fine we can still hear you. it is good. it is live, it is live television, that is what you want. shout to us, phil. shout. the nice thin is shout to us, phil. shout. the nice thing is the _ shout to us, phil. shout. the nice thing is the dinosaurs _ shout to us, phil. shout. the nice thing is the dinosaurs when - shout to us, phil. shout. the nice thing is the dinosaurs when they i shout to us, phil. shout. the nice l thing is the dinosaurs when they did become extinct, there wasn�*t any evidence of the boundary, this layer which represents the end of the age of dinosaur, what is fascinating is these dinosaur remains at the tanis site are up against the boundary, you are looking at dinosaurs who were alive on the last day when the meteorite hit and are mixed in with debris from the impact itself and we have published on the impact i vented dating the site, and, and

chemically matching the signature of the site, and the 3,000 kilometre complex, o the dinosaurs are a bonus for us. complex, 0 the dinosaurs are a bonus for us. ~ , ., ., ., for us. well, it is great to hear ou talk for us. well, it is great to hear you talk through _ for us. well, it is great to hear you talk through the _ for us. well, it is great to hear. you talk through the significance and how you came across the discovery. well done do your student robert. thank you so much for talking through that with us. now to the future, what is the weather going to be doing ben? nothing as cataclysmic has the. there is a lot going on, if you are been out and about you will notice it is feeling cold, blustery, strong winds and we have shower, this is the earlier radar picture, some the showers are heavy, the winds will only slowly ease through the afternoon, still gusting up to 40, 50mph or more for some central and southern area, with keep that mix,

temperatures by 4.00 just 5—i2 degrees, feeling colder, the winds will ease overnight. many of the showers is ease too. we keep showers in northern scotland with the risk of ice, widely it is going to be cold and frosty, maybe down to minus five, not as cold in the south. rain grazing the south coast, certainly making it wet tomorrow morning in the channel "left—hand side a, that will clear away, a bright day with sunshine and shower o some of the showers wintry, not as windy but feeling chilly. highs 7—12. thank you ben. let us get more on the government publishing its new energy strategy. ministers say there will be more reliance on wind, solar and hydrogen. planning rules for onshore wind farms are to be loosened in the uk — but only if local communities want them. ben boulos has been at a wind farm on the outskirts of glasgow, and he told us what the government

is hoping wind farms will provide. it would help to lower carbon emissions, as well as making the uk more energy independent. less reliant on imports of gas and oil. as we�*ve seen, global supplies have come under real pressure, that�*s pushed prices up and meant higher household bills for millions of people all around the country. so how is the government going to do that? well, it wants to build more onshore wind farms just like this one. to encourage that, it said communities that agree to have them in their areas will be guaranteed lower energy bills. and the point with onshore wind is that it�*s controversial, some people don�*t like the impact that these turbines have on the landscape. so the government is also looking at building more offshore sites. by 2030, it wants offshore wind farms, those at sea, to generate enough electricity for every home in the uk. now, it is a big ambition

and critics point out that renewable energy like wind is a bit inconsistent, it is unreliable. last year, for example, low levels of wind meant less electricity was generated than had been forecast. hazel gulliver is from scottishpower. would these plans for more wind farms mean lower bills for people watching at home? what is really important about today's plan is it breaks that link with volatile gas prices and that is what is pushing people's builds up. we are a renewable energy company and we are focused on those renewables projects to give us the energy security in the uk we need to bring those bills down over the longer term. as part of bringing the energy bills down, it is about making the uk energy independent, less reliant on imports of gas and oil. how quickly would that happen, given the plan the government has set out, say, for wind power? it takes us one year to build

a wind farm like this, it takes us five years to get it through the planning process and it is a similar situation offshore so we need to speed up the planning processes around these developments. i am not saying we need to rip up the rule book or cut red tape to the extent it is not taking account of all the things we need to take account of. but we need to speed up decision—making to get these projects built faster. it is all well and good on a day like this where the turbines are going at a decent speed, it is fairly windy. critics, though, say that actually, wind power is inconsistent, it is unreliable. and if we rely on it too much, we will be more reliable to price we will be more vulnerable to price spikes when it doesn�*t generate as much electricity. the government's announcement today talks about a low carbon energy mix and that is really important. this is notjust a wind farm, this amazing site has a huge battery store energy in the battery to release it to the grid when it is needed most. when the wind is not blowing, it is often sunny here, believe it or not, so we are also looking

to install solar panels here to make the most of our resource. we are looking to develop green hydrogen, the government talked about that in the plan today, and that is really unreliable. and if we rely on it too much, we will be more reliable to price spikes when it doesn't generate as much electricity. the government's announcement today talks about a low carbon energy mix and that is really important. .if . if you want to build wind turbines you have _ . if you want to build wind turbines you have to— . if you want to build wind turbines you have to pick the windiest spot and what — you have to pick the windiest spot and what i — you have to pick the windiest spot and what i have learned is that scotland — and what i have learned is that scotland is the windiest part of europe — scotland is the windiest part of europe. what better place than this to build _ europe. what better place than this to build wind farms. i�*m joined now by professor sara walker, director of the centre for energy at newcastle university. thank you forjoining us, what is your thoughts on the fact that the government strategy didn�*t really have much to say on energy efficiency and insulation? yes, it sa s ve efficiency and insulation? yes, it says very little — efficiency and insulation? yes, it says very little so _ efficiency and insulation? yes, it

says very little so i _ efficiency and insulation? yes, it says very little so i think - efficiency and insulation? yes, it says very little so i think what i efficiency and insulation? yes, it| says very little so i think what we should be thinking about as part of the strategy is to make sure that we use as little energy as possible and thatis use as little energy as possible and that is not by foregoing things and giving up, that is by making sure our homes are insulated so we need less energy to heat them in the first place. and that energy efficiency step is not only cost effective, because it can be relatively champion app to do simple things like loft insulation but it improves, we have evidence it improves, we have evidence it improves the quality of life of people in the home so there is less incidence of respiratory illness and heart disease so it helps people�*s health for them to live in warm homes. ., ., , ., ., , health for them to live in warm homes. ., ., , ., .,, , ,, ., homes. how affordable the process of makini that homes. how affordable the process of making that change, _ homes. how affordable the process of making that change, though? - homes. how affordable the process of making that change, though? well, i making that change, though? well, that will vary _ making that change, though? well, that will vary from _ making that change, though? -m that will vary from household to household, in terms of the nature of the house they are in and how much

upgrade it needs, and so research has shown us that this can vary from a few hundred pounds for loft insulation, through to of the order of several thousand pounds in order to upgrade the heating system for example, to something that was an air source heat example, to something that was an airsource heat pump, example, to something that was an air source heat pump, which would be then electric heating instead of gas based heating, but certainly what we need to be looking at is ways in which we can support everybody, all households in improving the fabric of their homes so people can live using less energy and to do that, we immediate to think about how to pay for that, immediate to think about how to pay forthat, because immediate to think about how to pay for that, because not everybody has those funds available and sometimes our policy mechanisms forget about the people that are on the lowest incomes flit the people that are on the lowest income . ., , the people that are on the lowest income .., , ., , incomes of course, a few hundred is out of reach — the cost of living squeeze, so, what do you think should be done then, to help meet the cost, what would you

like to see the government do? ii like to see the government do? i i would like to see the like to see the government do? i i would like to see the government introduce no cost loans for people, thatis introduce no cost loans for people, that is no interest, so people can borrow money to upgrade their home and then the money they save on their bill, they could be pay back their bill, they could be pay back the loan with no interest. that would be one way to do it. i think for those on extremely low incomes, and on benefits, that we should have better processes, and more help for them, to improve their homes, and we need to work out how to do that for people in private rented accommodation, people who don�*t own the home they live in to better understand how we can encourage landlords to make the investments because they are not the ones that benefit from the lower energy bills after the improvement.— benefit from the lower energy bills after the improvement. thank you so much for sharing _ after the improvement. thank you so much for sharing your _ after the improvement. thank you so much for sharing your thoughts i after the improvement. thank you so much for sharing your thoughts on i much for sharing your thoughts on than sarah. that is professor sarah

walker. in just under a month�*s time, people across the uk will be going to the polls in a series of elections for local councils — and in northern ireland voters will be electing assembly members. time will soon be running out to register to have your say on may 5th. joining us to discuss this is alisa irvine from the electoral commission. ? what dates do people need to remember? if ? what dates do people need to remember?— ? what dates do people need to remember? , ., ., ., , ., , ., remember? if you want to be able to make sure you _ remember? if you want to be able to make sure you can _ remember? if you want to be able to make sure you can have _ remember? if you want to be able to make sure you can have your - remember? if you want to be able to make sure you can have your say i remember? if you want to be able to make sure you can have your say on | make sure you can have your say on 5th may you have just a week left to make sure you are stretchster —— registered to vote. it is an easy process, if you have moved home or or haven�*t registered bfd you can go on to the website, you need your name, dir date of birth and national insurance number. number. you have a few days extra if you are in scotland, you have midnight on 18th april to do that. find scotland, you have midnight on 18th april to do that.— april to do that. and what are some of the, april to do that. and what are some of the. things _ april to do that. and what are some of the, things that _ april to do that. and what are some of the, things that people _ april to do that. and what are some of the, things that people need i april to do that. and what are some of the, things that people need to l of the, things that people need to look out for, is there anything that

they need to do in order to meet those dates and be ready for the things that are coming up ahead? well, it is a straightforward process, so if you have been sent by your council a card telling you where to vote, you don�*t need to do anything, you are already ready and registered to vote. if you haven�*t got that or if you have moved you should go online and put your application is. it is straightforward, you don�*t need to do much preparation in advance. in do much preparation in advance. in case people are notjotting things down, where you can you get more information. if you go on the government website you can find everything you need to vote there. thank you for giving us a nice round up thank you for giving us a nice round up of that. thank you. and we�*ll be live across the uk in the coming weeks with special coverage of the election campaigns. for full details of the elections in your area — go to the bbc news website. in the politics section — you can enter your postcode and get all the details.

that�*s all at bbc.co.uk/news. a british man who died in a landslide alongside his nine—year—old son in australia�*s blue mountains has been named. mehraab nazir — who was 49 — worked as a lawyer for a firm in singapore. his wife and another son are in hospital. phil mercer reports. mehraab nazir and his family were in australia on a holiday of a lifetime. but in a few horrifying moments lives were taken and others changed forever. the singapore—based lawyer died alongside his nine—year—old son. they were crushed by falling rocks on a hiking trail in the blue mountains, west of sydney. his wife and an older boy were seriously hurt.

they were airlifted to hospital in a critical condition. a teenage girl is being treated for shock. this is a classic case of this beautifulfamily from england, were just in the wrong place at the wrong time. it�*s just so sad. and maybe another 50 metres either side or a delay during the day, this wouldn�*t have happened. torrential rain in recent months is likely to be a key factor in what�*s being described as an unspeakable tragedy. the ground is sodden and in some areas it�*s become dangerously unstable. as a precaution, many hiking trails have been closed because of fears of further landslides. the track where the father and son died had been inspected just a few days before the accident. landslides in the mountains are said to be common but injuries and fatalities are rare. while the risk is very small, this is a world heritage area. people are walking into wilderness.

and the australian bush, while beautiful, can also be unforgiving. part of its beauty is the fact that it is really very wild, and it�*s unchanged. what visitors need to remember is that this is a dynamic landscape. national parks officials have said they have a world class programme to assess the risk of landslides in this part of eastern australia. but they�*ve stressed that it�*s not possible to predict and eliminate the danger. phil mercer, bbc news, in the blue mountains of new south wales. in the us, judge ketanji brown jackson will make history as the first african american woman to be appointed to the nine member us supreme court. the 51—year—old will replace stephen breyer who retires later this year. the highest court in america has had

110 men, five women and now, for the first time, a black woman. this is president biden�*s first supreme court nomination and fulfils his 2020 campaign promise to put an african—american woman on the bench, which is a lifetime appointment. i am truly humbled by the extraordinary honour of this nomination. 0ver four days, judgejackson was vetted and sat through hours and hours of questions during her senate judiciary hearings. as with many previous nominees, she gave very little away when asked about her views on some of the most controversial subjects affecting america. no—one suggests that a 20—week—old foetus can live independently outside the mother's womb. do they? senator, i�*m not a biologist. i haven�*t studied this. i don�*t know.

how important is your faith to you? senator, personally, my faith is very important but, as you know, there�*s no religious test in the constitution. the 51—year—old is a harvard graduate and started her career in law in 1996. when confirmed, judgejackson will be the onlyjustice on this current court with significant experience as a criminal defence lawyer, working on behalf of poor defendants. but prominent republicans say they will not support her, claiming she has been weak on crime. in every case, in each of these seven, judge jackson handed down a lenient sentence that was below what the federal guidelines recommended and below what prosecutors requested, and so i think there's a lot to talk about there. she was praised by democrats for remaining calm and patient whilst facing a hostile grilling. you have earned this spot. you are worthy.

you are a great american. and so, you faced insults here that were shocking to me. _ well, actually, not shocking. but you are here because of that kind of love. i ketanji brown jackson will take up herjob inside the court this summer. she can expect to spend decades making decisions on abortion rights, gun control, religious freedom. some of the most fundamental issues in american life. judgejackson will be making history, but she joins a court which has a solid conservative majority — it may remain that way for years — so she will be a minority in more ways than one. as an african—american woman, but also a liberaljustice. nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. it�*s almost three years now since a devastating fire tore through paris�* notre dame cathedral. a massive restoration project is well under way to return it to its former glory.

but in the meantime, you can go to a new exhibition where virtual reality will show you the cathedral�*s future — and its past. the bbc�*s tim allman has more. it was a moment that shocked a nation and stunned the world. one of the most famous and historic places of worship consumed by smoke and flame. notre dame was rescued and, if all goes to plan, it will eventually be restored. but there is a way to explore this grand cathedral before the doors reopen properly to the public. so here, visitors will visit a new kind of exhibition, which we call augmented exhibition, because they will be able to do an incrediblejourney into history. 0n special computer tablets, you can go back in time and effectively witness key moments in history. see when the cathedral

was first built. or even witness the coronation of napoleon. the designers have a bold ambition in mind. to create a world, the vanished world, that was never presented either in drawings or in text or in cinema. you know, we have to find something completely new, to immerse people in the past. the exhibition will eventually go on tour, visiting more than a dozen capital cities in the next two years. a journey into the past, a promise for the future. tim allman, bbc news. the ukrainian group, kalush 0rchestra, are the favourites to win eurovision next month. later on thursday they will be making their first international performance since the invasion of ukraine. the six members of the band were given special permission to go to israel, for a pre eurovision concert, as men of military age

are banned from leaving the country. the bbc�*s middle east correspondent, yolande knell, went to meet them. this band hasn�*t had the usual glitzy run up to eurovision. kalush 0rchestra represents ukraine. when russia invaded, they were on tour. translation: the day the war began, we were returning from tour— from the city of dnipro, and we came across the explosions. we heard them ourselves. everyone�*s lives changed. translation: one member of our band has been in the civil— defence, defending kyiv. i have created my own volunteer organisation. we help people to find shelter, medicines, transport. oleg wrote the band�*s eurovision entry, stefania, for his mother,

but he tells me it�*s become an anthem for all mothers and for all ukraine. translation: this song really became a super hit in ukraine now. _ people liked it a lot. its lyrics are very heartfelt and since and now in this situation, everybody misses their mum. it makes some people think of ukraine as our mother. after weeks of only being able to rehearse together online, the six members of the band are performing together for ukrainians in israel. we are all patriots here. so we love ukraine. we like ukrainian music and we really hope that they win the eurovision. culture is a big part of, ithink, part of politics too. _ so songs, it's something that can

say truth to all the world. - so the band is already hugely popular with ukrainians, including those now living abroad as refugees. the hope is that on eurovision night, they�*re going to win over the rest of europe with their music and give their country a big morale boost. and with politics always playing a part in eurovision votes, ukraine is already the favourite to win this year�*s contest. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. martine will be with you at top of the hour with the one o�*clock news. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with ben rich. it feels cold because of the strength of the wind. on the picture we can see this swirl of cloud, an area of low pressure, it has brought pretty hefty downpour, wintry showers for some and on the back edge of that low a cold north or

north—westerly wind. those winds still gusting at 40—50mph or more, particularly for central and southern area, lots of shower, some heavy, some wintry on high ground in the north. spells of sunshine in between the showers, and temperatures by 5.00 between five and 12 degrees but factor in the strength of the wind. it feels cooler and tonight will turn cold. the wind will tend to ease, many of the showers will fade. still some snow showers in northern scotland with the risk of ice and some cloud and rain getting into the far south, but for most area, under largely clear skies it be get cold, now, through tomorrow morning we watch this area of low pressure, which has been named storm diego by the french weather service because it will be bring wet and blustery weather for france. it only deal us a glancing blow, some of the rain getting into the southern county, snow over the

hiring ground of dartmoor as that runs into cold air but that rain will pull away quickly, for most of us a bright friday in prospect. plenty of sunshine but showers too. heavy with hail and thunder, wintry showers, especially across high ground in the north. temperatures thes of seven to 12 degrees although not as windy as today. saturday morning will start with a widespread frost, a lot of sunshine round, some showers in northern area, maybe running down the east coast as well, still some shower also be wintry, temperatures, seven to round 13 degrees, for the second half of the weekend, things begin to change t area of high pressure that will tend to decline, we will see low pressure trying to push in from the west but it will make slow progress, so cloud and rain into western area, eastern parts staying dry, the winds start to change direction coming up from the south, so that will start to

feel milder.

today at 1:00pm, nuclear power is at the heart of the government�*s new energy strategy. it hopes to have eight more nuclear reactors approved on existing sites by the end of the decade. there�*ll be more wind, hydrogen and solar power too. this is about tackling some of the mistakes of the past and making sure that we are set well for the future and we�*re no longer subject to... or never again subject to the vagaries of the global... oil or gas price. what we've been calling for, for a number of years now, is turbo—charging on renewables, including onshore wind turbines. fast forwarding nuclear, that should have happened over the last decade and it hasn't happened. it's been a real failure there. we�*ll bring you all the detail and assess what this means for the uk�*s targets to reduce carbon emissions.

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