why are people more concerned. thirty first. the to. play. this indeed of the news coming to you live from berlin a million species and risk of extinction that's the conclusion of a landmark un report on biodiversity scientists say only a dramatic change in our economic and financial systems can pull the ecosystems we humans rely on back from the brink also coming up forty one people are confirmed

dead after a russian airliner burst into flames during an emergency landing in moscow investigators say they have recovered both flight recorders as are trying to find out what caused the disaster. and just how connected is today's germany as part of a new series on the challenges facing ordinary germans to meet the winners and losers of the country's digital revolution. i don't welcome. we start with some breaking news meghan maka wife of britain's prince harry has given birth to a baby boy the prince announced the news in the last few minutes and described the new roy arrival is absolutely to die for harry says the world will have to wait

a couple of days to see the new baby no name has been announced as yet crowds of well wishers have gathered at windsor castle outside london over the last few days . now britain's prince harry says he's over the moon after his wife meggan martha gave birth to the baby boy this morning have a listen to what he said. to myself how the baby boy. did this morning a very healthy boy. very bitter incredibly well it's been the most amazing it's been because i didn't ever possibly imagine. how any woman does what they do is beyond comprehension but absolutely true i'm just sort of grateful to you for the love and support. from every other it's been enormous been amazing sort of this one as others for the body. that is for inside

the newly minted father our london correspondent charlotte foster joins me now charlotte they have been so much anticipation about this a royal birth families happen and it's a boy what more can you tell us. yes anticipation for a long time reading the royal experts have been preparing for this event all of two thousand and nineteen every since basically the duke and duchess of sussex announced that they were pregnant with their first child in october last year and we finally now know it is a baby boy he was born today the sixth of may a bank holiday in great britain a little overdue we're hearing a week overdue so that is why the anticipation was really big in the end because this baby was expected to arrive any minute and we've just seen a few minutes ago of really beaming and happy father prince harry going in front of the cameras taking control of that media situation outside of windsor and telling the public that it's a healthy baby boy seven pounds three ounces that he's very proud of his make and

that he can't imagine how the women are going through this going through childbirth very happy father and we can be we of course expect a very happy mag and insight windsor castle there as well and there must be a huge excitement among the royal watchers in the u.k. how they've been preparing for the birth and what's being said now. absolutely the royal experts have been preparing for this top event of two thousand and nineteen for a long time i've just heard that most of those royal experts are now on the train from london to windsor to report on this or they've been indeed standing there of course for days in anticipation of this event over this long holiday weekend here in in great britain and we're expecting of course well wishes to go up to

buckingham palace here in london put on flowers. i think we have lost the line to london and i'm sorry about that but the good news is as you've just heard that prince harry and his wife meghan markle have given birth to a boy we don't know any more details about what he's called but at least the royal baby has arrived. turning now to another story an unprecedented decline in nature caused by and threatening humanity that's the conclusion of the first united nations report on biodiversity a million species are drifts off extinction from climate change overfishing and pollution some animal populations have dropped to the dozens the creator it's a kind of a poor boy's which is native to waters off california is down to an estimated only thirteen now the are more leopard which is native to china and russia is down to

only about eighty four now vultures may not be your idea of beauty but they are a key part of the ecosystem eleven of sixteen species are at risk of extinction now the report says that the species are dying off at a faster rate but there is a chance to make a difference if action is taken immediately and yoona fishers are pointing out that protecting diversity also means protecting human life on earth. what this report is telling us is that protecting humanity means protecting biodiversity because we human beings fundamentally depend on the diversity of life we are part of this ecosystem but we are not conscious enough of the extent to which we benefit from it even if he's just. joined by sir robert watson he is the head of the intergovernmental panel on bio diversity that just brought out that report of

a warm welcome to you assert robert is your report basically saying that humanity has pushed the planet into a mass extension extinction event. not quite what we are assigned is that we are we up a turban our planet badly we've already lost two percent in all animal and plant species and another twenty percent of animal and plant species and insects are threatened with extinction and so up to five hundred thousand to a million species are threatened with extinction but there are things we can do to avoid that extinction but first tell us what will be the impact of that losing about a million species that's a huge amount i think the real question to our ask is why are we losing it the first thing is the major reason we lose it by a diversity is now it's restoral sister this with converted much of our forests

mangrove systems like grasslands into agricultural lands or into a mall or culture forest so as we've affix of the transformed our land we're losing species but we're also losing what we call our regulating services nature helps to protect us against climate change pollution flood control invites if i lean species cetera so as we convert our native forests and grasslands we're not only losing species but we're losing regulates exude services with degrading our land and in the long term with threatening truman well been with threatening food security wars to security energy security so the consequence is alarming but you know say you said there ways we can save biodiversity what are the solutions you're looking to once. well the first things as i is loss of biodiversity is strongly coupled with human induced climate shy by the us it also affects climate climate change are

affected by the so the first message to policymakers is you've got to look at these two issues together the second issue is how can we all so they deal with loss of biodiversity first thing is we need to produce off produce our energy produce our team but in a much more sustainable manner we need to change the way we produce food and i can cultural systems we also have to recognize we have very large subsidies so the agricultural sector the energy sector transportation we need to get rid of these environmentally harmful subsidies we've got to recognize that we need to be enfolded to our economic planning that nature has value so he basically needs to change the way we look at our economic system and the way that we look at the way we produce and use food so this coarsely huge changes we haven't made enough progress if comes to climate change what makes you think we do better when it comes

to saving biodiversity. all i can say is this report shows have by the verses it polson how it's important to shoot with a well b. and we show why it's challenging and we all show show what the options are to try to both conserve by a diversity and sustainably using i'm hoping this rig is an alarm bell with governments around the world the private sector around the world and individuals and that this is i a call for action equally we neither call for action on climate change we need to do much more to address the issue of climate change we need to transform the way we produce energy we need clean energy renewable energy and we need to use our energy much more efficiently so i'm hoping that this message is now is the time for action if not we're going to degrade the future for our children and our grandchildren so

this is a compelling and didn't call for action so raw but the do you think there is the political will to take that action. i was a meeting of the g seven environment has suggested the plus a few more in and in addition to the g seven environment this is out it was a totally no way back ten major developing countries all of the ministers said in a speech is we recognise the importance of by the message we recognise importance of climate change we recognise we must take action in order to save files of se and society changing climate i hope in the message that comes out of to die in yesterday's meeting by the g seven environment that is sent to the heads of state when they meet and this will lead nish i true transformative action that will require everybody to act civil but also in the head to stay un sign sponsored

biodiversity a pleasure to have you with us on the daphne of. thank you. the one of the warnings in the report has to do with the threats to insects such as which are essential in the pollination of crops globally we've seen an alarming development with bees disappearing and dying under mysterious circumstances and their fears of this could have major consequences for farmers robert said food security in germany a new app could head take a look how many of the apple blossoms in her orchard will be pollinated this year it's a question that fruit farmer sabine adama asks herself time and again because a northern germany as in other places many bees are dying. losing up to forty percent of a colony as a regular occurrence and those are the bees that you miss now when plants begin flowering whether it's rapeseed or fruit they're just not there. if you.

don't man has turned to a new digital be sharing platform for help it brings together beekeepers and farmers on line. the bees that pollinate down months trees arrive on a truck from the neighboring netherlands she ordered five hundred colonies and after taking a little while to a climatized they get straight to work. platform operator has assumed responsibility for the hard working insects it would be terrible for the startups image if they came to harm. disease prevention is a big issue of bringing healthy bees plays a central role on the one hand on the other we have close agreements and binding regulations with the farmers to ensure the bees aren't damaged through the improper use of pesticides that could hurt or destroy them and that hasn't happened yet. so far galba has registered over

a thousand beekeepers on his platform. the bees cost sixty euros per deployment so did they get the job done. we're lucky because our orchard is pretty far away from other orchards like it so we thought about it and decided to take a chance on it to give it a shot and see how things go and so far the cooperation has gone very well we haven't been disappointed. when there's a most important one the beekeepers get to keep the honey it's still early days for the be sharing business in germany but there is potential demand for hundreds of thousands of comedies among farmers all over the country beasts for hire could help improve harvests of all kinds of produce and at the same time provide their owners with a great source of income. now to some of the stories making news around the want the united states is deploying

a carrier strike group and vamose to the middle east to send what it calls a clear and unmistakable message to iran is the latest in a series of moves aimed at ratcheting up pressure on the head on a year after washington redrew from the nuclear accord. speed skeptical prime minister president scientists has held talks with. the united nations says it's gained access to green silos in the sports city for their for the first time in months fighting with the storage facility in accessible last year it may hold enough to feed hundreds of thousands in the war torn country. not to russia at least forty one people have been killed as a russian plane burst into flames during an emergency landing at moscow's sheremetyevo airport the aeroflot plane it was flying to the northern city of months when the pilot reported technical problems and turned back a. little is left of the sukhoi superjet one hundred. a look at the aircraft

charred carcass makes it hard to believe any of the seventy eight passengers on flight fourteen ninety two made it out to life. forty one people died in the fire that engulfed the plane after a violent emergency landing at moscow's sheremetyevo airport. some passengers documented the dramatic touchdown and the panic that broke out on board when the flames started to close in. as many survivors remain hospitalized the reason for the disaster is still unclear. or. a criminal case was initiated regarding the emergency landing of the aircraft. the state commission of inquiry into emergency situations spearheaded by the minister of transport is working at the airport but it was news to transport that is just a few. national authorities have started inspecting the wreckage for clues the crew

issued a distress signal shortly after takeoff the pilot survived the crash and says lightning forced him to initiate the fatal emergency landing. but bad weather isn't the only factor investigators are focusing on after recovering the aircraft's to flight recorders human error and technical malfunction are still being seen as possible causes for aeroflot deadliest accident and over a decade. following that story and she sent us this update. this crash comes as a huge shock to russians the more months region where the plane was heading has declared three days of mourning for the victims russian president vladimir putin has expressed his condolences and has called for a detailed investigation but this crash will also be a huge blow to the russian aviation industry the sukhoi superjet one hundred was the pride of the industry in two thousand and eleven when it was launched its the

first plane that was designed for civilian use after the fall of the soviet union and now this tragic accident will tarnish its reputation. that's. been in moscow now the latest gearing up to install five g. networking technology but here in germany. some parts of the country are still struggling with even older technology a next report is the first in a series which looks at the main issues on people's minds in germany and digital technology is one of them the five g. network technology is just one aspect of digital communication in which germany is playing catch up as we can see a quarter of germany not do not even have access to network technology ranking thirtieth in the world compare that to south korea and the u.s. which have almost hundred percent coverage so our correspondent kid brady began her journey around germany in

a network dead zone and find out how important it is for rural communities to get and stay connected. for the first leg of my journey i'm leaving behind for villa bought essen in the german countryside. once a world leader in industry an innovation when it comes to digitalize ation germany is lagging far behind. despite pending arrival of five technology here. some parts of the country especially in the countryside people are still trying. reliable internet connection. describing the internet as territory. agriculture is just one industry feeling the effects of germany's digital shortcomings like air envelops where network dead zones are a common occurrence for farmers like pick. by using g.p.s.

signals this tractor has the capacity to drive itself autonomous and cover the exact same route and the exact same tracks taken on previous days. but. this value here shows how good reception is you have to imagine it's like when you get l t three g. you're on your phone the higher these numbers become the worse the reception gets right now as we stand we can work with one centimeter accuracy into the bargain noise. but when the signal fails things go a little off plan and the tractors wheels their off course. which means wasted resources and the expenditure for farmers. was most important here for these farmers is per se asian and making sure that they can farm with exact signals and

making sure that these signals are even available in the first place so that they can work more precisely and efficiently to make sure that they don't waste any of the land. farm owner banhart flyhalf on vice is holding the german government to its pledge of nationwide high speed internet by twenty twenty five and five g. mobile internet the political. here should all bullet issues mr standish the standards across the board network operators who can provide five g. standards must be obliged to make this internet connection available not only in the densely populated high revenue regions but also in the countryside where the turnover is low. probably. ok story. the german government has now promised plenty of measures to at least get germany on the way when it comes to digitalize ation but now the question is whether those measures can really be

implemented in time to make sure that germany has any. oh of becoming a digital tech giant. that the studio is the ticket correspondent kate britain will see the next episode of the series tomorrow the saying in germany but another issue in the government is getting tough on parents who refused to get their children vaccinated against. a new draft bill is threatening them with fines and exclusion from daycare the health ministry is move comes amid a global debate about how to control a disease that had been or most erotic ated. reporter. he joins me now. so this seems very dire measures by the government why now and why here well first and foremost in germany the number of measles cases actually increased dramatically in recent years three times in some if you compare to years

back and of course the threat of a measles outbreak is hanging over germany at the moment like if it appears the people who have kids at the moment this is sort of something that really concerns them and it's in the press quite a lot here in germany and i think before we get into the topic more it's best that we actually hear first and foremost from germany's health minister. that is the latest when they go to daycare center school it's no longer just about your own child or so it's about other people's children too and i think in a free country you should be able to rely upon not being in a sara lee endangered people had it well there you have it he was saying basically that you know he actually compared it to traffic violations as well which is which is quite interesting because he was saying that you know if you're on the road and you're speeding you're putting other people at risk and he feels that this is the same way people should be treating measles at the moment now the idea is to actually introduce legislation and to introduce these fines by twenty twenty two it's backed by pretty much all the parties in germany bar the green party who say

that they are in favor of oxen nations but they remain skeptical to the idea of introducing perhaps these fines and basically the idea of the german government is actually eradicating measles completely by twenty twenty two at the moment ninety three percent. of children are vaccinated in germany that's incredibly high but in order for actually measles to be safe for it to be eradicated in the country needed to be ninety five percent and this is the one of my problem and i remember when i grew up i had lots of vaccinations against lots of diseases why is this so much resistance to vaccination now especially against measles now in fact it is like you said it's a worldwide problem and the numbers of children actually or people in general getting measles has increased dramatically i'll just give you some quick facts if there's a rise of three hundred percent compared to last year the first three months of this year from one hundred ten thousand measles cases worldwide three hundred

percent so this is one of the reasons why so many people you know are so scared of contracting it and also it dates back to the one nine hundred ninety s. when research found. some sort of they made a link between autism and the measles vaccination but of course since then it's been found there hasn't really been that link there so that's essentially what's been going on. it's one of those that are misinformation in fact the on on the net thank you very much for bringing us the latest on that story. spring is in the air here in europe and it's time to cut the lawn but enthusiastic and england do more than just trim grass with their lawn was the also race them and have this weekend's event in the town of billings hurst was not just a one off here is a full on more recent championship in england where dresses spread out over the

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