they funding has been revoked and they have had _ funding has been revoked and they have had to transfer into music hubs _ have had to transfer into music hubs but— have had to transfer into music hubs. but also for parents. we are living _ hubs. but also for parents. we are living through a cost of living crisis — living through a cost of living crisis where being able to pay for music— crisis where being able to pay for music lessons is a privilege, that is something that i think we need to try to _ is something that i think we need to try to combat, to make accessible for ali— try to combat, to make accessible for all children. and try to combat, to make accessible for all children.— for all children. and the cost of the instruments _ for all children. and the cost of the instruments themselves. i | for all children. and the cost of- the instruments themselves. i mean, a recorder must be a pretty safe bet compared to trompertz or bass or some of the other things that you see kids hauling around. —— trumpets. see kids hauling around. -- trumpets-— see kids hauling around. -- trumpets. see kids hauling around. -- trumets. ~ , , , ., see kids hauling around. -- trumets. , , , ., ., trumpets. absolutely. this is one of many reasons _ trumpets. absolutely. this is one of many reasons why _ trumpets. absolutely. this is one of many reasons why the _ trumpets. absolutely. this is one of many reasons why the recorder - trumpets. absolutely. this is one of many reasons why the recorder can | trumpets. absolutely. this is one of. many reasons why the recorder can be considered _ many reasons why the recorder can be considered a _ many reasons why the recorder can be considered a fantastic solution to making _ considered a fantastic solution to making music accessible. not only is it extremely affordable, a good quality — it extremely affordable, a good quality plastic instrument, you can -et quality plastic instrument, you can get for— quality plastic instrument, you can get for under £20. that is vastly different— get for under £20. that is vastly different to other instruments that are as _ different to other instruments that are as easy to produce an initial sound _ are as easy to produce an initial sound on — are as easy to produce an initial sound on if— are as easy to produce an initial sound on. if you think of a piano or a drum, _ sound on. if you think of a piano or a drum, perhaps the equivalent for being _ a drum, perhaps the equivalent for being able — a drum, perhaps the equivalent for being able to produce a note, you are not— being able to produce a note, you are not going to be able to afford a piano _ are not going to be able to afford a piano for— are not going to be able to afford a piano for the same amount of money as you _ piano for the same amount of money as you are _ piano for the same amount of money as you are a — piano for the same amount of money as you are a plastic recorder!- as you are a plastic recorder! know, evidentl ! as you are a plastic recorder! know,

evidently! and _ as you are a plastic recorder! know, evidently! and in _ as you are a plastic recorder! know, evidently! and in terms _ as you are a plastic recorder! know, evidently! and in terms of _ as you are a plastic recorder! know, evidently! and in terms of fighting l evidently! and in terms of fighting back, there are fashions, and hopefully, you are not on the wrong side of this one. are you on tiktok? are there things you can do in terms of getting it back into the sort of purview of kids who might take it up? purview of kids who might take it u . ? ., purview of kids who might take it u - ? ., , purview of kids who might take it u . ? ., , ., up? for sure. our quartet, palissander, _ up? for sure. our quartet, palissander, is _ up? for sure. our quartet, palissander, is extremely l up? for sure. our quartet, - palissander, is extremely active on social— palissander, is extremely active on social media. we have had viral videos — social media. we have had viral videos that have received millions of viewers — videos that have received millions of viewers worldwide, which has led to as _ of viewers worldwide, which has led to as touring our education programme, recorder revolution, across— programme, recorder revolution, across the — programme, recorder revolution, across the globe. it is met everywhere by the children themselves with the same reaction. surprise. _ themselves with the same reaction. surprise, and the fact that we have 1000 _ surprise, and the fact that we have 1000 years' — surprise, and the fact that we have 1000 years' worth of music, we have recorders— 1000 years' worth of music, we have recorders from six inches to six feet_ recorders from six inches to six feet tall, — recorders from six inches to six feet tall, all on the one place. never— feet tall, all on the one place. never has _ feet tall, all on the one place. never has a child said, oh, no, a recorder. — never has a child said, oh, no, a recorder, before or after they have heard _ recorder, before or after they have heard us~ — recorder, before or after they have heard us i— recorder, before or after they have heard us. i think that's the something that this next generation, we can— something that this next generation, we can help to fight against. ithini

these rejoin your quartet. we have just got time to have a quick look at the papers, and a quick go through them. we start with the times. just to cheer us all up, summer holidays hit by biggest strikes in heathrow history. but also, soon act ready, they say, to approve the johnson honours list. —— rishi sunak ready. we will see if boris johnson's father is in that list. lots of possible controversial people getting honours. the i. energy firms face customer pay of secret fees. the daily telegraph, soon act to tell biden the uk can lead an ai. —— sunak. es is a story nick watt had earlier this week. and in the guardian, pressure on

johnson after chequers stay. new allegations about the prime minister. that's all from us tonight. i'm back tomorrow. goodnight.

breaking news from around the world 24 breaking news from around the world 2a hours a day. this is bbc news. with weeks of other edits still come, it could be weeks before the judge makes his decision. katie razzle, bbc news. let's take a look at a few the stories in the headlines in the uk. west ham fans are celebrating after winning the europa conference league final. they beat fiorentina 2—1 in prague. it's west ham's first major trophy since 1980. earlier, czech police detained 16 people after west ham fans were attacked in a bar in the old town area of the city. three people were injured in the incident. security staff at heathrow airport have announced a fresh wave of strikes this summer. the unite union will stage 31 days of action in what it's called a "major escalation" of its pay dispute. the strikes coincide with school holidays and affect

every weekend in august. a heat health alert has been issued for parts of england, as temperatures are predicted to hit 30 celsius over the weekend. the alert is in place from 9am on friday morning in london, the midlands, eastern and southern england. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. nearly 5500 miles of road in kent, a network and state of decline. here in deal, residents say the roads are so bad, there are no longer safe. is just horrendous stuff they don't give to hoots about what happens to vehicles. people are tripping up in the pot holes, and the conservation area is not very well lit at night anyway. area is not very well lit at night an a . , . , ,

anyway. over the years, repairs haven't kept — anyway. over the years, repairs haven't kept op _ anyway. over the years, repairs haven't kept up with _ anyway. over the years, repairs haven't kept up with the - anyway. over the years, repairs i haven't kept up with the potholes. the maintenance backlog is nearly half £1 billion. road resurfacing costs 30% more than it did last year, and government funding is still lower than two years ago. the department for transport says it's giving kent back over £40 million to invest in its roads the next year alone. the council says if government funding doesn't increase, it'll have to consider some roads. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. a cyber—crime gang thought to be based in russia says that it's seized a mass of sensitive data, including payroll information from organisations and companies including the bbc, british airways, and boots. the hackers, part of a group called clop, are demanding a ransom payment by 14june. our cyber correspondent joe tidy has the story. it has been described

as a massive cyber heist. data stolen from underneath companies' noses. and now, on a hackers' website, a warning in broken english. the gang, called clop, boast, "chances that we download a lot of your data as part of exceptional exploit." as well as the boast, an ultimatum was issued to the dozens, maybe even hundreds of organisations affected. "get in touch with us to discuss a ransom payment, or we will publish your data online." the bbc, boots, aer lingus, and british airways are just some of the organisations we know about. the scale of this mass hack has really shocked the cyber world. it all started with a relatively obscure but popular piece of corporate software called moveit. the clop hackers managed to find a unique way into the system and that gave them access to all the companies that use moveit, for example, the uk payroll provider zellis. that allowed them to download some of the data of their customers, including the bbc and british airways. they are often dubbed supply chain attacks and what that essentially means,

instead of targeting an organisation directly, they target a piece of software an organisation uses, so in this case they will use file transfer software that a bunch of companies use and this really kind of opens the gate a little bit. you use this as your initial entry point, it is your back door, if you like. clop has been a persistent cyber threat for years. an international police operation in 2021 saw arrests in ukraine of alleged members of the gang but with the leaders of the crew thought to be based in russia, clop has continued to make millions extorting organisations around the world. their latest victims are faced with a dilemma of paying the ransom or not. the advice is don't, as it fuels their criminal enterprise and they might sell the hacked data online anyway in secret. for staff whose national insurance numbers or even bank details are potentially in the hands of hackers, it is a concerning time. but these criminals are less interested in going after individuals, when organisations could pay them

more, so the advice is to not panic but be vigilant of any suspicious activity or e—mails. joe tidy, bbc news. let's take a look at some other stories from around the world. doctors in rome say pope francis is recovering well, after undergoing surgery for a hernia and other abdominal issues. they say the procedure was planned, after the pontiff had reported being uncomfortable for several weeks. the former us vice president, mike pence, launched his presidential campaign on wednesday by describing his former boss donald trump as "reckless". pence told supporters in iowa that mr trump put himself above the constitution and should never be president again. polls show trump as the frontrunner in the early stages of the race to be the republican party's candidate. the football superstar lionel messi has announced he'll play in the united states next season. he told spanish media he'll be

joining inter miami, which is co—owned by david beckham. the news was confirmed by major league soccer and inter miami, although messi said the deal was yet to be completed. the argentine, who is leaving paris saint germain, had previously been linked with a move to saudi arabia. hip—hop legend tupac shakur — who was killed in a drive—by shooting in las vegas, in 1996 — has received a star on the hollywood walk of fame in los angeles. the ceremony, which was attended by the rapper's sister and step—brother, paid tribute to the star who died at the age of 25. now, they make up more than 70% of the planet and they are warmer now than at any other time in human history. the world's oceans are truly suffering climate change. the 8th ofjune is un world oceans day — and the un secretary—general, antonio guterres, is asking the world to put oceans first.

this year's theme is "tides are changing" — but are things changing for the better or worse? well, a marine biologist who has dedicated decades of her life looking at the ocean, and can tell us about the many changes she has personally seen, is dr sylvia earle — she is "founder of mission blue" and was named time magazine's first hero of the planet. sylvia joins us from new york. thank you so much forjoining us on newsday. i understand that you have just come back from yet another trip to antarctica earlier this year — can you just tell us what you've noticed over the years when you've travelled to places like these, and you see the oceans up close? thank ou. so you see the oceans up close? thank you so yes. — you see the oceans up close? thank you- so yes. just — you see the oceans up close? thank you. so yes, just back— you see the oceans up close? thank you. so yes, just back from - you. so yes, just back from antarctica, so part of the antarctic climate expedition that the ocean geographic society really made

possible. and i was on a ship of experts and artists, and economists — big thinkers who are exposed to scenes such as the melting of glaciers, the melting of the antarctic ice around the edges. and you know, itjust highlights the importance of being aware of climate changing, and therefore putting ourselves at risk. most people don't get the opportunity that we had to go to antarctica to see the penguins that have declined by half since i really began exploring the ocean, mostly in the last 30 years or so. and that's partly climate change, its and that's partly climate change, it's mostly the fact that their habitat in the food that they eat, all of this is being altered because the climate is changing. we could

see what they call watermelon snow — thatis see what they call watermelon snow — that is the temperature has risen to the point where there are now places where plankton is in the snow that you can see above, as well as below, the greening of the ice, the greening of the land, and microorganisms turning the snow on the land to be a very colourful rosy red colour. itjust takes your breath away. to red colour. it 'ust takes your breath away.— red colour. it 'ust takes your breath away. to keep this very sim - le, breath away. to keep this very simple. what _ breath away. to keep this very simple, what is _ breath away. to keep this very simple, what is the _ breath away. to keep this very simple, what is the biggest. breath away. to keep this very . simple, what is the biggest threat to our ocean? what's having the major impact in terms of destroying them? ~ . . , ., them? well, what we are putting into them? well, what we are putting into the ocean, them? well, what we are putting into the ocean. of— them? well, what we are putting into the ocean, of course, _ them? well, what we are putting into the ocean, of course, all— them? well, what we are putting into the ocean, of course, all the - the ocean, of course, all the plastics — and that's something that evenin plastics — and that's something that even in our dark —— in antarctica, we are simply everyday,

micro—plastics and sizeable chunks of plastic that did not originate for the most part from the land in antarctica. some of the fishing gear, yes, but what we are taking into the ocean and taking out of the ocean, but the carbon dioxide levels that we are now seeing that are changing the chemistry of the ocean, making the ocean more acidic, plus the warming of the planet. but all in all, the biggest concern has been the people not tuned in and aware of what the problems are, so it's ignorance and its complacency born of not knowing. so that's why this expedition, why what you are doing with the bbc, making people aware of the problems and looking at the solutions, what can we do about it? every day we are making decisions that determine the future of what the planet will be like. and this is a moment in time, as never before we

can see the magnitude of the problems, and we have the best chance to move from decline to recovery. chance to move from decline to recove . . ~' chance to move from decline to recove . . ~ , ., chance to move from decline to recovery-— chance to move from decline to recove . . ~ . ., recovery. thank you so much for “oininu recovery. thank you so much for joining us _ recovery. thank you so much for joining us today. _ recovery. thank you so much for joining us today. thank - recovery. thank you so much for joining us today. thank you - recovery. thank you so much for joining us today. thank you for l joining us today. thank you for speaking for — joining us today. thank you for speaking for the _ joining us today. thank you for speaking for the planet. - joining us today. thank you for| speaking for the planet. before joining us today. thank you for - speaking for the planet. before we i o, speaking for the planet. before we no, so life speaking for the planet. before we go, so life pictures _ speaking for the planet. before we go, so life pictures in _ speaking for the planet. before we go, so life pictures in north - go, so life pictures in north america... where the white house is sending support to canada to help battle wildfires there that have caused smoke to drift over a large portion of the united states and canada. earlier on wednesday, flights were briefly grounded at new york's laguardia airport. that's it for the programme, thank you so much for watching newsday.

hello. well, our weather's been stuck on repeat a bit over the past few weeks, hasn't it? it's been largely dry and settled, with the best of the sunshine towards the west. but things are changing as we head through the latter part of the week and into the weekend, the heat and the humidity are going to build, and there's a chance of some thunderstorms, as well. now heading through the course of the weekend, these are the sort of temperatures we could see — mid—to—high 205, very small chance, 1—2 places possibly getting near 30 celsius. but we do have a heat health alert that's been issued by the met office and the uk health and security agency, too. 50 high pressure has been in charge of our weather, but cast your eyes down towards the southwest — this is storm oscar, and over the next few days that low pressure is going to push closer towards the uk — and as it does so, we'll draw in these winds for more of an easterly, or even southeasterly direction, so that is what is bringing us the warmer weather. but for the here and now, still in that cooler air mass at the moment, so thursday morning dawns with quite a bit of cloud for central and eastern areas and, like recent days, that

cloud will burn back towards the east coast through the day. 50 lots of strong sunshine — you'll notice the breeze blowing through east anglia, southern england, through the english channel, too — but the warmest spots probably getting up into perhaps the mid—205, still mid—teens though for parts of eastern scotland and northeast england. and grass pollen season will be reaching its peak soon — so very high levels of pollen, you'll notice that across england and wales if you suffer from hay fever. now, thursday evening and overnight into friday, the cloud rolls back westwards once again, as it has done over previous nights. it's probably a little bit less cold, though, temperatures staying up around about 8—9 celsius for most of us into friday, we'll see that subtle change in wind direction. 50 friday, mostly dry again, still a bit of cloud lingering in the northeast, but not as much as recent days. breeze blowing in from the east or northeast, across the southern half of the uk, but look at those temperatures — more widely, we're getting up to about 24—25 celsius, still a little bit cooler than that again in the northeast. heading into saturday, a few showers start to work in initially for the far southwest, they'll keep their way northwards and eastwards — perhaps northern ireland,

central parts of england and wales could catch some of those hit—and—miss thundery downpours. so we're looking at temperatures probably warmest for many central and eastern areas on saturday. temperatures above average for all of us as we head through the next five days or so. chance of some heavy showers — it looks like they ease away for many of us through the course of next week. bye— bye.

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