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' what what to yes. we never know what to anticipate. we are coming into a winter, who knows? we might get a relatively mild one as we did last year, or it could be very severe. and if it is for the specific of what we experience, we know how to deal with. so a drought and the dry weather we're having now, we had a very hot summer in 2018. i think back to 1976 as well. as a one—off we know how to deal with it. the worry is it is more about sustainability. we can't be pumping water on all the time. there are lots of resources we need to think about as gardeners. water is an obvious one, then there is the issue of peat. the heavy use of plastics within the industry. and these are all things which could go towards supporting helpful change issues. thank you very much. markjackson, garda manager at york gate gardens in leeds.
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a unique unesco world heritage site has played host to an event in the cliff diving world series. the iconic 16th century mostar �*stari most�* bridge looms high over the river. elite divers fling themselves from 28 metres up, battling for the top score. romania's catalin preda twisted and turned his way into second place, with countryman constantin popo—vici setting a new scoring record, as he claimed the win. the series now heads to switzerland. now it's time for a look at the weather — here's keith—lucas. we have got a lot of dry, settled conditions on the cards, notjust for the rest of today but tomorrow and much of the week ahead. high pressure keeping things largely settled. not dry everywhere, we have a fair amount of cloud around, the odd showerfor a fair amount of cloud around, the odd shower for south—east england, one or two for northern ireland and
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northern england as well. if you for the west of scotland. 17 or 18 in the west of scotland. 17 or 18 in the far north but between 2324 degrees in the afternoon in the south. cloudy further north and overnight we see rain developing for north west england, the isle of man, northern ireland and perhaps into dumfries and galloway as well. most other places dry and reasonably mild, around 11 to 14 degrees but bit cooler to the northern isles overnight. tomorrow, similar to today with perhaps more cloud and this breeze picking up four parts of eastern england, importing one or two showers towards east anglia and the south—east. the high teens around that coast and the warmest weather towards the south—west with highs of 23 or 24.
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hello this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines: pakistan is warning that millions more people are likely to be caught up in the unprecedented flooding that's already claimed more than 1000 lives. unlike in the past where, over time, the water would recede, the water is still here and it has been weeks, so they don't know when they will be able to go back to their homes. they tell me this is the worst kind of limbo. borisjohnson says the next prime minister will tackle "eye—watering" energy bills. the present government has been criticised for not doing enough. a lifting of the current energy price cap is set to see
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bills soar across the uk. merseyside police have issued an online video appealing for help catching the person who shot dead nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel inside her home last week. now on bbc news, the travel show. each day, before the sun rises in northern chile's atacama desert, people venture up and up. across bumpy terrain to where the altitude is high enough to make you light—headed. the air is thin and even in summer, the temperatures are near freezing. so, these are one of the main draws for tourists coming here to the atacama desert. an incredible place, it is the largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere. and here in the andes mountains, at over 4,000 metres,
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it's the highest in the world. but what i find especially incredible is that we're in the atacama desert — i'm sure you've heard of it — the driest place on earth. but i'm notjust in chile sightseeing. i've come because bubbling up in this country has been an appetite for change. sirens wail. 30 years on from the era shaped by dictator augusto pinochet, many here still want change and in 2019, millions took to the streets, angry at inequality and poor public services. but by 2020, there were celebrations. a once—in—a—generation rewrite of their constitution was voted for. i visited as the finishing touches were being put on the new draught, which, if voted in next week, supporters say will bolster public services, give environmental
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protections and recognition to chile's indigenous communities for the first time. i wanted to see for myself some of the ways that the country is changing as it considers reshaping not only its constitution, but also its fundamental identity. which is why, 18 hours later, ifind myself in the middle of the desert as night presses in. so, it's half 11 at night. ifeel like i am in the middle of nowhere. i'm not quite sure what i'm getting myself into. the new constitution would also enshrine individuals' rights to water —
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a precious resource in a country suffering droughts, and something crucial for the indigenous community of the atacama. this ceremony brings together members of the atacamenos indigenous people, who live around northern chile, and have a deep respect for nature, having adapted to life around the desert. they've given us special permission to come along.
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she sighs. i feel really privileged that we were able to be invited to something like this. you can still hear the drums in the background. it's after four in the morning. i might leave them to it. drums beat, singing. but a community rooted in tradition has been rubbing up against a world evolving at pace. like at the nearby town of san pedro de atacama, which has expanded significantly over the last two decades due to tourism. 0k, look at this. there's a restaurant here, there's a tour operator over there, cute little gift shop and a store selling hiking boots over there, buskers on the street, hotels with all of their swimming pools. this is a town thatjust revolves around tourism.
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i can't imagine how much water that uses up. outside of the town, here in this hostile, barren desert, there isn't much that grows. but still, techniques passed down by the indigenous people allowed them to live here in harmony with nature. i wanted to catch up with rosa, the water—bearer from last night's ceremony, to find out a little more about how their position in the modern world here is changing. rosa, how is it so green here? this is crazy! it's like magic, thanks to the water. they chuckle. the idea is we respect the cycle. in winter, the mother earth rest. some of the techniques here use ancient atacamenos methods, like irrigation channels, which allow these plants to be watered sparingly —
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just once a month. the idea of this project teach to the world how important is preserve and protect the mother earth. when you come to the desert, not only is landscape and picture, it's introduce and understand how live the local people, how important is the water. and we can live and we can protect the wildlife, too. there are other big changes afoot for the wider community here. can you talk me through what this will mean for your people? well, this is good opportunity for recognise the indigenous people in chile, in the constitution. we have other concepts for life and that is very important because they give more tools for protect the area, especially the water.
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recognition is beginning to take shape. some tourist sites, like the geysers, are now co—managed by the indigenous community, allowing them to take an active role in their changing world. but the atacamenos weren't the first indigenous people to call chile home. i left rosa and headed further up the coast to arica. between 7000 and 1500 bc, the hunter gatherer chinchorro people lived here and developed complex mummification practices which have astounded 21st—century researchers. last year, chinchorro burial culture was officially recognised by unesco, who placed it on their world heritage list. but despite this, the chinchorro still haven't entirely caught the public�*s imagination.
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the small fishing village of caleta camarones is the closest town to one of the world's top sites where the chinchorro mummies have been found. but here, chinchorro enthusiasts will find little more than a themed restaurant and some statues. so, before we came here, some people said you could see the mummies in the ground and some said you couldn't, so i wasn't really sure what we'd find. but while we were having lunch, we got talking to the guy who runs the place and he says he can show us some mummies in the ground, so — and it's two minutes down the road, so we're on our way. currently, the mummies buried in the ground are being left there by archaeologists for their protection. 0k. here? and as we approach, we take great care not to disturb any of the remains.
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and evidence of the chinchorro is scattered all around the area. behind the scenes of the san miguel de azapa museum, the careful study and preservation of the majority of the chinchorro mummies takes place. there's so many mummies here, vivien! how many? yes, we have about 70 mummies, chinchorro mummies, in this store. let me show you a chinchorro mummy. it's quite small. what can you tell me about this mummy?
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do you know, what i find really amazing, is that i'd never even heard of the chinchorro mummies until i came to chile. now, this is crazy because they're the old mummies in the world, and everyone of course has heard of the egyptian mummies, but not the chinchorro mummies. so i get the feeling that things here are slowly changing and maybe in the future they'll get the recognition that they deserve. and along with this renewed appreciation of ancient chilean culture, there's also a greater focus forming on the stunning and unique landscapes and wildlife that you'll find here. i headed south to patagonia's new route of parks. here, 17 old and new national parks are joined together to create a huge network of wild areas to explore, an area the size of switzerland.
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it's been one outcome from the largest private land donation in history to create a conservation project on a vast scale. myjourney to its heart takes me six hours in a 4x4. so, we've blown a tire and, as you can see behind me, the road is pretty rough. we've hit one of these huge potholes and i guess that's part of the story of tourism here. you know, the infrastructure is still a work in progress. but, fortunately, all the locals have been super helpful. for two american philanthropists, doug and kris tompkins, the route of parks was just one part of a decades—long project in both chile and argentinian patagonia. over the course of 30 years, doug, kris and the tompkins conversation
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0rganisation bought 2 million acres of land across chile and argentina. i am very proud of what we do because every hectare we have ever purchased goes right back to the people of the country. if you want to conserve a territory and bring back species who've gone toward a point where their numbers are quite low, you have to, a, consult the geniuses of the place who are the people who've lived here for a very long time, because we're coming in and we don't really know that much about how these areas function, and they do. the chilean gaucho traditionally is a horseman skilled at protecting cattle and sometimes hunting predators. but gaucho don daniel now has a wider view of predators which are an important part
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you had on your roof. but it seems to be doing the job. 0h, yep. i can hear it. 99% of the original huemul population are thought to have been lost, placing the breed on the endangered list. with don daniel's help, we soon spot something in the distance. gosh, look at don daniel go. so, we've actually found a huemul deer. can you see him in the distance? he's just sitting there in the grass and he's quite well camouflaged. we move for a closer look and quickly see
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close to them. doug tompkins sadly never saw his plan with kris finalised, as he passed away in 2015. a good friend of mine from new york city wrote to me just a few days after he died and she said, "look, you have a choice here. you can be the long—suffering widow or you can get out of bed and go do these things." and she was right. ihad... that was a conscious decision i was going to have to make, and so, ijust thought, "ok, let's go for it." and that's when i started trying to tie up everything, and within two years, we had them all donated. wow. and that was a lot of work. and i think it saved my life, needing to do that.
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yeah. i think there's a tremendous amount of enthusiasm in chile right now, young and old. and, certainly, the environment is one of the big platforms of this new administration. ijust don't think i was expecting what an amazing place of contrast this country is. but at the same time, there's lots bringing it together at the moment, like a new focus on the environment and conservation, an ambition to set a new course to the future, treasuring their common heritage and their common land for generations to come.
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good afternoon. for many the weather is set fair for the rest of today and also tomorrow. many parts of the country tomorrow, it is bank holiday monday. and with scenes like this, sunny spells around and a bit of cumulus cloud. 0ver sunny spells around and a bit of cumulus cloud. over the next few days it is going to be predominantly dry, sunshine breaking through the cloud at times and just a few light showers. we have high pressure to the north and the winds rotating around that, bringing more cloud off the north sea at times. just one or two showers across parts of northern england this afternoon, a few for northern ireland and western scotland and one or two isolated, hit and miss showers further south as well. most places staying dry in temperatures 17 to 24 degrees across much of the uk, cooler and fresher to the northern isles by day and
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night with clear skies. 0vernight, rain developing across parts of north—west england, the isle of man, northern ireland and into the far north—west of scotland so this zone seeing a damp start to monday morning. elsewhere, largely dry first thing and still reasonably mild with 11 to 14 degrees. tomorrow, pretty similarto mild with 11 to 14 degrees. tomorrow, pretty similar to what we have today, perhaps more of a breeze developing across parts of eastern england and just the chance of the breeze bringing one or two showers, drifting from east to west. most places looking predominantly dry, showers for central and western scotland through the day. in the sunny spells, temperatures mid to high teens close to the east coast with the breeze coming in and around 2324 across south wales and much of southern england. change in the weather as he moved to the middle part of the week, high pressure sitting to the north and driving those winds from a north—easterly direction. the pattern will not change, just the detail. 0ne direction. the pattern will not change, just the detail. one or two light showers for tuesday for east
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anglia and the south—east, perhaps a few further north but most places are largely dry. spells of sunshine coming through and temperature somewhere between 15 and 24 degrees. moving through, low pressure developing somewhere to the south—west, probably moving close to the bay of biscay, high—pressure to the bay of biscay, high—pressure to the north and a squeeze in the isobars in the middle of the week, so we could see more of a breeze developing from an easterly direction. the outlook is lots of fine, settled dry weather and we hope the places that could do with some rainfall will be set to a little bit next week. for now, predominantly dry and settled for most of us. goodbye for now.
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this is bbc news with the latest headlines. pakistan is warning that millions more people are likely to be caught up in the unprecedented flooding that's already claimed more than a thousand lives. we are still having a very highlevel of floods right now. we are trying our very best to do something for our public, for our properties, for their health, for their children. "get a spine" — the message from britain's biggest trade union to the labour party over standing up for working people struggling with the cost of living crisis. merseyside police have issued an online video appealing for help catching the person who shot dead nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel inside her home last week. she won't celebrate her wedding. she won't have children of her reign. if
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