around alpacas but now i have got used _ was around alpacas but now i have got used to— was around alpacas him, he _ was around alpacas but now i have got used to him, he is— was around alpacas but now i have got used to him, he is lovely. - was around alpacas but now i have got used to him, he is lovely. thel got used to him, he is lovely. the family firm _ got used to him, he is lovely. the family firm who _ got used to him, he is lovely. family firm who run these walks got used to him, he is lovely.- family firm who run these walks also take the animals into care homes will it is not hard to see why. the alpacas are instantly friendly company. it was only an hour's troll but that was plenty of time for the students, some of whom have their own challenges to face, making memories to last a lifetime. you're live with bbc news. we're just one day away from the first semifinal of the eurovision song contest. liverpool is hosting the event on behalf of last year's winners, ukraine. on sunday, this year's eurovision song contest hopefuls assembledat st george's hall in liverpool, showing off

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beautiful, beautiful alpaca _ isn't it? beautiful, beautiful alpaca.a. but we need to look at the wider indications of this. for farmers. _ wider indications of this. for farmers, these rules have to be adhered — farmers, these rules have to be adhered to _ farmers, these rules have to be adhered to and they need to protect their livestock. i'm afraid geronimo, it doesn't look good for him, _ geronimo, it doesn't look good for him. does — geronimo, it doesn't look good for him, does it? just geronimo, it doesn't look good for him, does it?— him, does it? just to put some of that into context, _ him, does it? just to put some of that into context, grace, - him, does it? just to put some of that into context, grace, miss - that into context, grace, miss mcdonald who has a farm has received more public support from the public with more than 130,000 people signing the petition. do you remember the case of phoenix the calf? 20 years ago, your shaking your head and that makes me afraid i've made it up off the top of my head. i remember during foot and mouth,

i was nervous because i was around alpacas but now— nervous because i was around alpacas but now we _i've got used to him, he is lovely _ but now i've got used to him, he is lovel . ., , but now i've got used to him, he is lovel . . , ., lovely. the family firm also took animals into _ lovely. the family firm also took animals into care _ lovely. the family firm also took animals into care homes. - lovely. the family firm also took animals into care homes. the i lovely. the family firm also took - animals into care homes. the alpacas are instantly friendly company. it was only an hour's style but that was only an hour's style but that was plenty of time the students, some of these have their own challenges to face, make memories to last a lifetime. you are live with bbc news. this feels like something we are reporting every day now. another us bank is seeking a financial lifeline as a crisis of confidence in the country's banking sector continues. los angeles based pacific western bank it is in talks with potential partners and investors after shares in the lender tanked, along with s

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they are not likely to see a lot of goats, alpacas _ this.is. they are not likely to see a i lot of goats, alpacas and sheep sat eating christmas trees either, but it is any cover in the way to get rid of your old tree. for decades, women in cuba have been banned from competitive boxing. now, though, the cuban government has finally allowed women to compete and has started the process of selecting a national women's boxing team. our correspondent in havana, will grant, met the women hoping to represent the country at next year's olympic games in paris. bell rings it is seconds out for women's boxing in cuba. after decades watching from the sidelines as cuban men dominated the sport, women on the island were banned from competing under an arcane — and critics say sexist — rule. until now. among those hopeful of progressing to the olympic games in paris next year is ydamelys moreno. the recent selection for the first cuban women's boxing team, she was chosen to represent her country in the featherweight category. translation: we are behind the

but the law is the law, and geronimo, an alpaca, cannot be more important than a cow.loves geronimo, so i feel really, really sorry for her, but the law's the law. that law, defra says, is vital, and the decisive action that the uk needs to fight the disease. meanwhile, helen believes the tests and geronimo were flawed, on geronimo were flawed, and is still hoping there's some way her eight—year—old alpaca can be saved. andrew plant, bbc news. may be facing execution, but at least we might have sunny weekend. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. hello. the weather story is a bit of a lottery over the next couple of days. generally we are stuck in repeat mode under an influence of low pressure, which is producing plenty of frequent, thundery showers. that means that some of us will skip them altogether and others will see some torrential downpours which will continue for much of the day. so, on saturday, most frequent showers first thing will be out to the west and then these are likely to drift their way steadily eastward, driven along by a brisk n

but the law is the law, and geronimo, an alpaca, can't be more important than a cow.ady loves geronimo, so i feel really, really sorry for her, but the law's the law. that law, defra says, is vital, and the decisive action that the uk needs to fight the disease. meanwhile, helen believes the tests on geronimo were flawed, and is still hoping there's some way her eight—year—old alpaca can be saved. andrew plant, bbc news. you're watching bbc news. to sydney, australia, now, and some amazing images of swimmers in the sea off bondi beach. what they don't often know is that they're sometimes swimming quite close to sharks. each day before sunrise, jason iggleden films aerial shots of the stunning sea life. he says his footage often helps to reduce people's fear of the creatures and acts as a warning system. take a look at this. this guy might be in for a fright. watch out, norman is about. he's not going to see. he's gonna go and say good day to this crew, are you? he just likes to say good day to everybody. look at this. i fly around in the bondi area. i'm out there from

goats and alpacas in the centre of london. for50 goats and alpacas in the centre of london.years there's been wildlife in the urban areas of london. eu leaders are holding a summit today to discuss tougher controls on vaccine exports, as they try to boost their covid vaccine supplies and improve the roll—out ofjabs. the european commission has blamed pharmaceutical companies — primarily astrazeneca — for not delivering promised doses to the eu. it will ask eu leaders to support plans for new controls on vaccine exports, which could affect supplies to the uk. the virtual summit comes as a third wave of coronavirus infections sweeps across much of mainland europe. if approved by eu leaders, tougher export controls are most likely to affect countries that have higher vaccination rates than the eu, such as the uk and us. under the plans, member states and the commission would consider the state of the pandemic in a destination country, its vaccination rate and vaccine supplies, before deciding whether to allow exports. vaccine manufacturers would also be assessed to see if they

geronimo the alpaca has been put down after that destruction warrant today.— the foreign secretary dominic raab has said he believes the number of british residents remaining in afghanistan, now the last western troops have left, is in the low hundreds, but admitted he doesn't know how many other people who are eligible to leave are still there. earlier, my colleague rebecca jones spoke to an english teacher in kabul. he worked as an interpreter for british and international forces but has been unable to leave. to protect his identity, we are not naming him or showing his face. they left us in a condition that is the worst. as i am 30 years old now, i haven't experienced such a condition from the beginning days of my life to now. i have not slept in the last 15 days, properly. i sleep ten minutes, then i wake up. if i sleep 15 minutes, and then i wake up back. and i am experiencing a very bad psychological condition. i am feeling tremendous fear in here and the condition is getting worse and worse. and especially when i hear, when i watch the tv and i listen

rob runs alpaca trekking trips on his farm, alongside a glamping site.s the price conscious will wander elsewhere. an extra £20 a week could be — i'm not saying it would be, but could be enough for them to go to another county. and you're worried you'll lose out? possibly, yeah. of course, if we've got less people coming into the county, less people are staying. less revenue for us. and obviously then, percentage—wise, less people are coming walking the alpacas also. wales isn't going it alone on this. a similar levy is on the way in scotland. and places like manchester already have a city visitor charge. but there is concern that just the idea of taxing tourism may put some people off and push them elsewhere. it will be up to councils if they want to impose the charge and receive the cash. the welsh government doesn't believe the levy will be a deterrent. visitor levies are very common in other parts of the world, and they're becoming increasingly common in the united kingdom as well. and the hard, empirical evidence is that visitor levies do not change

but the law is the law, and geronimo, and alpaca cannot be more important than a cow., probably, as the lady loves geronimo, so i feel really, really sorry for her, but the law's the law. that law, defra says, is vital, and the decisive action that the uk needs to fight the disease. meanwhile, helen believes the tests and geronimo were flawed, on geronimo were flawed, and is still hoping there's some way her eight—year—old alpaca can be saved. andrew plant, bbc news. there's been rain, runs and wickets on the third day of england's test match with india in nottingham. when weather stopped play, england had reached 25 without loss, still 75 runs behind india's first—innings total. our sports correspondent, joe wilson was watching. there are special techniques required for cricketers touring england. how to hide the back from drizzle. very useful this week. rishabh pant never keeps his powder dry for long. when he hits a ball to a field like this, it's a hugerelief. when he hits a ball to a field like this, it's a huge relief. one of five wickets in the innings for ollie

she has been fighting to keep her alpaca alive for four years.e turn up at your gates? i'm not going to break the law but i won't be making it easy. i'm not going to be helping them to kill an animal that doesn't need to be killed. bovine tb is a common issue for uk farmers — around 40,000 cows are killed, after positive tests each year. helen thinks geronimo's tests were flawed and is calling on the government to take another look. i i think that this alpaca gives us. a chance to put btb testing under the microscope in the uk. we have long been worried. about its accuracy, its ability to give false positives and also false negatives as well. - the impact goes far beyond alpacas. this has a significant impact for british farming, too. - the environment secretary george eustice has said geronimo's tests were reliable. downing street also expressed its sympathy but said everything possible needed to be done to fight bovine tb. no test is absolutely perfect. no test is absolutely 100% sensitive or 100% specific. so defra have to work on the big numb

geronimo the alpaca has been put down following a court order to destroy the animal.adblock, and an hour or so later defra said that the warrant had been carried out, which everybody then took to mean that the animal was put down. so, that was the events which took place this morning. obviously, tens of thousands of people have been keeping an eye and supporting the case of this animal, and helen macdonald is the owner. you've been fighting for four years to stop this day taking place. how do you feel? betrayed. i asked a valid question four years ago over the efficacy of the test they used and i have never had an answer. the fact is that he didn't fail a validated test, they had no data to suggest that he actually was infected, despite christine middlemiss saying so... if he is still infected today... she is the chief vet, she is who said... she issued a statement saying he is infected. well, she can't say that, she has no evidence. they know what they did four years ago. those scientists know and the government know. a nd they have set me up for the last three weeks

the alpaca had tested positive twice for bovine tb.d that borisjohnson has sympathy for me. well, stuff your sympathy, borisjohnson. why the hell didn't you sort this out?! why am i stood here today surrounded by media, and my animal was dragged off with a rope round his neck?! the webcam that thousands of people around the world watched has gone and there were lots of protest banners on this gate. they've gone as well. but no—one has won this long battle. it's only highlighted the deep divide about how this disease should be controlled. in england, a key government strategy is the controversial badger cull, tens of thousands are shot each year, and cattle testing positive are sent for slaughter which can devastate farming businesses. we have lost around about 160 cattle. unfortunately, when it happens i don't like it, but i accept that if it's failed a test, or if some of my cattle have failed a test, unfortunately their fate is sealed. the government said it was following the scientific evidence. the results of a postmortem on geroni

thousands sign a petition to save an alpaca who faces being put down after being tested positive forovine tb. and coming up at quarter to six, we'll have the best and worst of this week's film and dvd releases in the film review. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. it's been a successful day for team gb in tokyo as the 14th day of the olympics draws to a close. the cyclist laura kenny has become britain's most decorated female olympic athlete after she and teammate katie archibald won the women's madison event in the velodrome. the pair dominated the 120 lap race, winning 10 of the 12 sprints. it means kenny has won gold in three consecutive olympic games, and archibald in two. and team gb�*s 18th gold medal of the games came from kate french in the women's modern pentathlon. also this afternoon, laura muir won silver in the 1500 metres. team gb�*s men narrowly missed out on the gold in the 4 x 100 metres relay, beaten by italy in a photo—finish. and the women's team came in third, securing the bronze behind jamaica and the us. elsewhere, after their gold in rio, britain's hockey

she has been fighting to keep her alpaca alive for four years.how are you feeling about all the support that you've had? oh, just immense. it's keeping me going. this is an animal injustice. what are you going to do if people turn up at your gates? i'm not going to break the law but i won't be making it easy. i'm not going to be helping them to kill an animal that doesn't need to be killed. bovine tb is a common issue for uk farmers — around 40,000 cows are killed after positive tests each year. helen thinks geronimo's tests were flawed and is calling on the government to take another look. i i think that this alpaca gives us. a chance to put btb testing under the microscope in the uk. we've long been worried - about its accuracy, its ability to give false positives and also false negatives as well. - the impact goes far beyond alpacas. this has a significant impact for british farming, too. - the environment secretary george eustice has said geronimo's tests were reliable. downing street also expressed its sympathy but said everything possible n

she has long maintained her alpaca was bovine tuberculosis free.t case around six weeks ago and this time last week defra officials came to her farm ago and this time last week defra officials came to herfarm in gloucestershire and took the animal away. it has sparked a debate about how accurate bovine tb analysis is. it is designed to keep cattle safe, but still more than a0,000 cows on average are put down every year as a result of these tests. for helen mcdonald these results are not the end of the process and it is not conclusive proof that geronimo was bovine tuberculosis free. they will have to take cells from the animal, send them to a lab and try to culture them under a microscope. we are told that process can take as long as eight weeks and up to three orfour months. long as eight weeks and up to three or four months.— long as eight weeks and up to three or four months. andrew plant, thank ou. part of a family driveway on which a meterorite landed in february has been removed and will go on display at the natural history museum. the meteor

she's still hoping this eight—year—old alpaca can somehow be saved. andrew plant, bbc news. week to 31stjuly, down from 950,000 people the previous week. that's1 in 80 people. our health correspondent katharine da costa is here with more details — what do the figures tell us? yes, the figures havejust yes, the figures have just come out in the last 20 minutes or so and they show the number of people testing positive has fallen in scotland, england and wales, but infections are still rising in northern ireland, where the delta variant emerged slightly later. the report also says this fall is encouraging, but infection rates are still high in the uk and they say they will need more data before they can say for sure whether we are past the peak of this current wave. now, this data covers the last week of july so it is backwards looking. and people can still test positive for some time after an initial infection. that is why it often takes longer for a fall in daily cases to be reflected in the ons figures. after a sharp decline, daily cases have slowed in the last couple of day

geronimo the alpaca has been put down because of bovine tuberculosis, despite a campaign to save him.earch on professional rugby players shows that after just one season, they suffer a loss of blood flow to the brain and cognitive function. and it's the same old storey — dame sarah wins yet another gold at the tokyo paralympics. and coming up on the bbc news channel... a dream come true — cristiano ronaldo says he's back where he belongs at manchester united... as the club confirm a two—year deal. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the taliban have taken control of kabul airport, after the united states pulled the last of its troops out of afghanistan. the final evacuation flight left at a minute to midnight last night. it brings to an end to the longest war in american history, in which more than 2,000 us servicemen and women lost their lives. the taliban are back in power, as they were 20 years ago — they've declared victory and have been celebrating on the streets. 0ur correspondent rajini vaidyanathan reports. heading into a new and uncertain era. taliban militia n

there he is, an alpaca bounding along the field.scope for a nearby farm and join the action. —— escaped. attempts were made to entice him off the pitch with food before a farmer came to shepherd him home. a red card for oscar. see you soon. we are not quite finished because yorkshire isn't the only place where animals are interrupting the beautiful game. after it landed on a player's head, a macaw held up a training match for brazil's women's soccer team on saturday. you can see it there. the team were in the middle of play in rio dejaneiro when the macaw eventually abandoned the player's head and flew towards the goalposts, after which point, play resumed. sign up the alpaca, sign up the macaw. good players both. to stay with the bbc world news. hello there. in many places over the weekend, it felt like summer — with temperatures as high as 25 degrees. the new week gets off to a summery start as well, but it will not end that way. things through this week are going to become much more autumnal, as this band of cloud starts to work

an alpaca came onto the field. the match halted for 15 minutes.y place with the beautiful game has been interrupted. signup the alpaca and sign up the bird! see you later. hello there. in many places over the weekend, it felt like summer — with temperatures as high as 25 degrees. the new week gets off to a summery start as well, but it will not end that way. things through this week are going to become much more autumnal, as this band of cloud starts to work its way in our direction. now, this area of cloud is going to bring some outbreaks of rain, but it also separates the relatively warm air we have had lately from some much, much colder air, which is going to head our way, sweeping in from the northwest, as we head through the coming days. but in the shorter term, through monday morning, some mist and fog, some low cloud too, could affect parts of england and wales. that will tend to clear as we go through the day, and then it should be largely dry and sunny. sunnier than it was on sunday across northeast england, and also southeast scotland br

geronimo the alpaca is put down after testing positive for bovine tb.e that pitches activists against farmers. and she crosses the line, she knows she's won. 16 and counting — dame sarah storey equals the record for paralympic gold medals, and she's still got another race to go. and coming up on the bbc news channel... as the transfer window draws to a close we'll round up all the key deals after a busy summer of spending. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. it was just one flight out of kabul but it brought to an end the 20—year presence of foreign forces in afghanistan. as america pulled out it left behind an uncertain future for the afghan people and huge questions for the international coalition about what had been achieved. the taliban claim they have won their independence. but they too have questions — can they make the transition from brutal insurgents to responsible government? ourfirst report this evening is from our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, and her cameraman robbie wright, in kabul. american uniforms, ameri

yogis and alpacas in perfect harmony. whatever works for you, i guess!ularly on the russian ukraine issue. some of us are still feeling the effects of the storms. we are flooding in places. how about the weather in the short term? well, it's not going to be a bad start to the day for many parts of england and wales. but for scotland, northern ireland and to an extent the very far north of england, it is going to be once again a very blustery day on wednesday and it will turn progressively wintery through the day. it is still very active on the satellite picture here. these weather fronts across the atlantic racing our way. all of this, this is wintry weather, linked to this low pressure. a cold front is approaching but to the south, we are under the influence of a high—pressure here. so, clearer skies, lighter winds and through the early hours of the morning, a touch of ground frost at the very least in rural areas. city centres itself won't be that cold, 6 degrees in plymouth, pretty nippy enough in birmingham at 2 celsius. milder, slightly milder weath

the alpacas are instantly friendly company.nuary 2021. let's go live now to our washington correspondent nomia iqbal. what have we found out in the last hour? taste what have we found out in the last hour? ~ ., . ., what have we found out in the last hour? . . , . ., hour? we are still waiting for the rest of the _ hour? we are still waiting for the rest of the vertex _ hour? we are still waiting for the rest of the vertex to _ hour? we are still waiting for the rest of the vertex to come - hour? we are still waiting for the. rest of the vertex to come through but just to rest of the vertex to come through butjust to remind people about the proud boys, this is one of the most far right extreme groups in the us and the prosecutor said these men saw themselves as sort of foot soldiers for then—president donald trump. and they try to help him cling on the power when he clearly lost the election in 2020. people might remember during one of the presidential debates between then presidential debates between then president donald trum

she�*s still hoping this eight—year—old alpaca can somehow be saved. andrew plant, bbc news.and sadly, geronimo has tested positive twice to tobacco laces using highly specific, —— positive twice to tb. the risk of false positives is extremely low and there are no plans for further tests. geronimo was due to be put down today. geronimo was due to be put down today. in italy, anyone who wants to visit a range of venues, including restaurants, sports facilities and cultural sites, now have to produce a �*green card�* — showing a record of covid vaccination, a negative test or proof of recovery from coronavirus. while opinion polls suggest a majority of people in the country are in favour, the rules have prompted protests, too. 0ur italy correspondent mark lowen sent this update from verona. it is an absolutely good estate here in verona, the perfect blue sky making the theatre over their sparkle initial shine. it is one of the venues making this change. this pizzeria in the centre of verona is having to request a green pass for anybody sitting inside. in this sunshine, not many

geronimo the alpaca has been put down by government vets over fears of bovine tuberculosis — his ownerls the action "barbaric". and it's the same old story — dame sarah wins yet another gold at the tokyo paralympics. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the taliban have taken control of kabul airport, after the united states pulled the last of its troops out of afghanistan. the final evacuation flight left at a minute to midnight last night. it brings to an end to the longest war in american history, in which more than 2,000 us servicemen and women lost their lives. the taliban are back in power, as they were 20 years ago. they've declared victory and have been celebrating on the streets. rajini vaidya nathan reports. heading into a new and uncertain era. taliban militia now in control of kabul airport — and afghanistan. just weeks ago, this tarmac was packed with afghans desperate to flee. today, taliban fighters lined the runway, their spokesman congratulating them on what he described as a moment of joy and celebration. translation: the islamic emirate | of afghanistan wants to h

thousands sign a petition to save an alpaca who faces being put down after testing positive for bovine tb. and one of the biggest arts festivals in the world, the edinburgh fringe, finally gets underway today after its cancellation last summer because of the pandemic. and coming up, the friendly sharks seen from above, off bondi beach in sydney. good afternoon. the cyclist laura kenny has become britain's most—decorated female olympic athlete, after she and team—mate katie archibald won the women's madison event in the velodrome. the pair dominated the 120 lap race, winning 10 of the 12 sprints. it means kenny has won gold in three consecutive olympic games, and archibald in two. elsewhere — after their gold in rio, britain's hockey women have taken bronze in tokyo, with a narrow victory over india. and team gb�*s 18th gold medal of the games came from kate french in the women's moden pentathlon. and in the last few minutes, team gb�*s laura muir has won silver in the 1500m final. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. two more golds on day 1a of tokyo 2020 have take

do you fancy a bit of a yoga class with alpacas in the canadian snow?h i was! i would certainly like to try it with them, they were so cute, theirfringes to try it with them, they were so cute, their fringes as well, very nice. they had a lot more snow than i am going to give you today. we have got this weather front which is steadily sinking, a cold front. behind it, the air is turning colder, and we will see snow in parts of scotland and northern ireland. england and wales, drier weather, sunshine, a few showers. strong winds across south—east scotland and north—east england easing through the day, the weather front taking the rain south. these are the temperatures, 10 degrees, tempered by the wind in the north and west, which will be strong. through this evening and overnight, they weather front goes southwards, fragmenting but pipping up again as it pushes into the south—eastern corner, and increasingly we will have snow to sea level across scotland and northern ireland. where we have got damp surfaces, a risk of ice, and we will see some frost. tom

so, the news that geronimo the alpaca has been killed.ews coming up in the next hour or so. it's the seventh day of the paralympic games in tokyo and cyclist dame sarah storey has won her 16th gold in the women's c5 time trial. she dominated the time trial, winning by 92 seconds as british team—mate crystal lane—wright took silver. it puts her on par with the record of britain's most decorated paralympian, swimmer mike kenny. sarah has the opportunity to win a 17th gold in thursday's road race. earlier, we heard from the chair of uk sport, dame katherine grainger who said sarah's passion and drive makes her one of a kind. she is, she is genuinely one of a kind. this is her eighth paralympic games, she was talking about paris, which would be her ninth. she has an amazing physical ability to set new standards and push the barriers every time the games come around. but she still has the same passion and drive, she still wants to break her own records and she's loving it. i don't when she will ever stop, maybe she won't! she has one more day

not anything as pedestrian as a dog on the pitch though, last week we saw an alpaca interrupt a matchlton athletic and ilkley town. well, in brazil, they have even more exotic animals. a brazil women's national team training session had to be paused after a parrot landed onto the head of defender bruna benites. in a video that's gone viral, the bird eventually flies the length of the pitch and perches on the goal netting. certainly wouldn't like that in my hair. just watching on. nice to see. an update on the football, half—time at villa park. it is still scoreless. in cricket come england hired 99—2. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. —— in cricket, england r 99—2. thank you for watching. hello and good evening. we are watching bbc news with me, ben brown. theresa may has been telling the house of commons that peace in northern ireland and the integrity of the united kingdom could be damaged by the government planned to pass a bill allowing it to break its european union withdrawal agreement. she warned mps that the government was behaving irresponsibl

among them, helen mcdonald, the owner of geronimo the alpaca.is testing programme is. it is designed of course to keep cattle and cattle farms safe, keep them trading, but still, more than 40,000 carers every single year on average are put down after positive tests. and the helen mcdonald, these initial results really aren't the end of the process. they are not conclusive proof that geronimo was bovine tuberculosis free. they will now have to take cells from the animal, send them to a lab, and try to culture those in a dish under a microscope, and that is as long a process as it sounds. we are told it can take anything from eight weeks up to three or four months. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello there. for most of us, the hot, sunny weather is going to continue throughout the day today. however, for some there“s already been a change to thundery weather, particularly across south—west england, where in places the heavens have really opened, bringing reports of flooding — for example, we've had some flooding report

a team of defra officials and police officers came to take the alpaca away. you're frightening him.ategy. tb costs the taxpayer millions each year and can devastate farming businesses. we've lost around about 160 cattle and unfortunately when it happens, i don't like it, but i accept that if it has failed a test — if some of my cattle have failed a test — unfortunately their fate is sealed and that is what has to happen. the government said it was following the scientific evidence. there will now be a postmortem examination on geronimo. elizabeth homes was once celebrated as the worlds youngest, self—made, female billionaire. she counted among her many wealthy friends, rupert murdoch and henry kissinger, who were both investors in her company — theranos. but the enormous sums of money she was raking in were for a therapeutic technology that had never been trialed and was never likely to work. today elizabeth homes appeared in court facing 12 counts of fraud and possibly 20 years in prison. theranus claimed that with a few drops of blood its edison test could identify illnesses such

an alpaca — a camel like mammal — anyway it bounded onto the field.mer shepherded him home. can we just take a look again at the defender, the right back, what was that? get a foot in. i hope he tackles better than that when he is playing for real. he will get dropped for that. hello. i think it's fair to say we'll all be feeling the distant effects of a hurricane over the next few days, but not in the way that you might imagine. over the next few days, our weather's going to turn much cooler, and yes, it is partly down to this in the west atlantic. this is hurricane teddy. it's not really been bothering anyone over recent days, although it will be bringing some heavy rain to eastern canada before too long. what teddy is also doing is it's shoving all this warm air up in the western side of the atlantic, and what that does is it builds a ridge in the jet stream like this. we find ourselves on the downstream side of the ridge, and what that does is it pulls in cold air from the arctic, sending our temperatures plunging. so later in the week, we're look

for example, would it work with alpacas? it has been shown _ would it work with alpacas?be true for - would it work with alpacas? it has been shown to be true for camels | would it work with alpacas? it i:s been shown to be true for camels but they are somewhat harder to handle an llamas! and it is also true for sharks but they are even harder to handle! and i want to stress the llama doesn't suffer in any way and it doesn't get infected with the disease. one blood sample and we are done with the llama, and it goes back to eating grass after that. yes, i imagine sharks might be less cooperative if we were to use them for research! just give us a sense of what exactly this would look like in practical terms if it were successful. would it be then just being treated with this sample or specimen or antidote? how would it work in practical terms? the specimen or antidote? how would it work in practical terms?— work in practicalterms? the model we think would _ work in practicalterms? the model we think would be _ work in practicalterms? the model we think would be to _ work i

i have got two alpacas. she gets on well with them and with my other horse as well.k we're going to have a load of fun together, aren't we? the rspca thinks the problem of abandoned horses will get even worse as the financial difficulties of covid deepen. an equine dimension to an economic crisis. duncan kennedy, bbc news in kent. new zealanders are waking up to the largest victory by any political party since 1996. jacinda ardern‘s labour party has won 49.4% of the vote, bringing them a projected 64 seats — a rare absolute majority in parliament. the opposition centre—right national party won 26.8% of the votes. labour campaigned on tackling climate change, reducing poverty and their record on handling the coronavirus pandemic. ms ardern spoke after her victory was confirmed. thank you to the people who worked so thank you to the people who worked so hard to share our message. who volunteered for us in what felt like an endless campaign. thank you to the candidates and members of parliament who worked at notjust for six weeks but for three years to earn their commun

there he is, an alpaca bounded onto the fields. a nearby farm andjoin oskar escaped from a nearby farm and join the action. attem pts farm and join the action. attempts were made to entice him off the pitch with food before a farmer shepherded him home. we are not quite finished with this because yorkshire isn't the only place where animals are interrupting the beautiful game. after it landed ona beautiful game. after it landed on a player players had, a mccook held up a training match for the women's soccer training in brazil. the macaw eventually abandoned the players head and flew towards the goalposts. animals, they should be sent off. see you later. hello there. in many places over the weekend, it felt like summer — with temperatures as high as 25 degrees. the new week gets off to a summery start as well, but it will not end that way. things through this week are going to become much more autumnal, as this band of cloud starts to work its way in our direction. now, this area of cloud is going to bring some outbreaks of rain, b

i have got two alpacas. she gets on well with them and with my other horse as well.'re going to have a load of fun together, aren't we? the rspca thinks the problem of abandoned horses will get even worse as the financial difficulties of covid deepen. an equine dimension to an economic crisis. duncan kennedy, bbc news in kent. the weather doesn't look much brighter tomorrow, but that's prefera ble brighter tomorrow, but that's preferable to next week when it will be wet and windy. a bit of rain tonight across parts of england, scotla nd tonight across parts of england, scotland and northern england. patchy rain and light drizzle. south of that, a few breaks in the cloud, temperature is in a few spots may end upa temperature is in a few spots may end up a little bit lower than this in rural spots, but most of us around four to 8 degrees. as we start sunday. plenty of cloud around scotland, northern and eastern england, patchy light rain and drizzle, brightening up in northern ireland, rain heading into the northern isles but the southern half of england and wales and

part of brazil are the most poor, poor as part of brazil, so some of them support lula, and this alpacapport bolsonaro. that is something historical and playing hard in this election. i think the result is going to show that lula probably is going to show that lula probably is going to win with some advance, with a large number of voters in the north and bolsonaro in the south. how worried are you about violence? some people predict if there is a small margin of loss for bolsonaro, his supporters might try to subvert democracy in some way. this divisiveness has brought about fears of violence, hasn't it?— of violence, hasn't it? brazil is a very violent _ of violence, hasn't it? brazil is a very violent country. _ of violence, hasn't it? brazil is a very violent country. these - very violent country. these elections were very violent, bolsonaro was all the time trying to support all of their people and to say today people to go to the violence, to go to the street and sometimes attack the others. so we had some cases of extremely violence here in brazil, yesterday a guy was killed, he w

and we certainly have not seen in alpaca.st ten yea rs the entire year. over the last ten years is 18. we exceeded the average just on one day. this is not normal, it is not acceptable. we cannotjust move on from this. and the folks that i just met move on from this. and the folks that ijust met do not want us just to move on from this. there's more on this story and the investigation as it develops on our website. you can log onto bbc.com/news or download our news app. president recep tayyip erdogan has laid the foundation stone for the first new church to be built in turkey since it became a modern republic in 1923. the church will serve the seventeen thousand strong syriac christian community of the country. president erdogan says he hopes the building will be completed in two years. ramzan karmali has the details. president erdogan arriving for a ground breaking ceremony. he was here in an istanbul suburb to lay the foundation stone for the first ever church to be built in turkey in almost a century. translation: like wit

she's been fighting to keep her alpaca alive for four years., just immense. it's keeping me going. you know, this is an animal injustice. what are you going to do if people turn up at your gates? i'm not going to break the law, but i won't be making it easy. i'm not going to be helping them to kill an animal that doesn't need to be killed. bovine tb is a common issue for uk farmers. around a0,000 cows are killed after positive tests each year. helen thinks geronimo's tests were flawed and is calling on the government to take another look. the environment secretary, george eustice, has said geronimo's tests were reliable. downing street also expressed its sympathy, but said everything possible needed to be done to fight bovine tb. no test is absolutely perfect. no test is absolutely 100% sensitive or 100% specific. so, defra have to work on the big numbers, and they make policy based on the big numbers, and decisions based on those big numbers, whereas, for the individual, of course, you're always hoping that your animal is one of the 1—2%, mayb

alpaca flocks are dying and potato crops have withered.bated by the weather phenomenon la nina in the central pacific. britain's world heavyweight champion tyson fury has beaten his compatriot derek chisora to retain his world boxing council title. fury dominated the contest from the start. the referee stopped the fight shortly before the end of the tenth round. let's turn to uruguay, where discussions are taking place about the creation of a un treaty on plastic pollution. delegates from 160 countries are attending, with eu members and switzerland arguing that efforts to tackle the problem should include mandatory cuts to global plastic production. meanwhile, the us and saudi arabia — home to the top petrochemical and plastics companies — say the targets should be voluntary. this comes as the environmental group greenpeace is warning that plastic production could triple by 2050 without a strong treaty in place. well, earlier i spoke to graham forbes, plastics global project leader for greenpeace who's attending the un talks in uruguay. i

alpaca flocks are dying and potato crops have withered.it's been exacerbated by the weather phenomenon la nina in the central pacific. britain's world heavyweight champion tyson fury has beaten his compatriot, derek chisora, to retain his world boxing council title. fury dominated the contest from the start. the referee stopped the fight shortly before the end of the tenth round. parents are being urged to know the symptoms of scarlet fever after six children in england and wales died recently from the bacteria that causes it. the strep a infection is normally mild, but there have been more cases than usual, and a higher number of deaths compared to recent years. here's yunus mulla. camila from bolton has been described by her father as a special little girl. but the four—year—old is in intensive care and on a ventilator at liverpool's alder hey children's hospital. it was thought at first that she had a sickness bug. then, her chest started hurting and a day later, she was rushed to hospital and has needed lifesaving intervention. her fam

morning sunrise and fiery skies in this weather watch picture from the cambridgeshire area, sent in by alpaca has been a fine start of the day for some of us, it's been a cold start for nearly all of us. the —13 at braemar, tied with the lowest temperature we've seen so far this winter. 0n the satellite picture, we've got cloud that is working into western areas and that's going to be bringing in some rain and a little bit of hill snow because, again, it bumps against the cold air put in place for much of the uk. so, for today, plenty of sunshine for scotland and england. it's across wales and also northern ireland that we'll see the rain turning to snow across the hills of wales. county down and county tyrone are likely to see snow with a few centimetres building in here. the rain is very likely to push into south—east england this afternoon. maybe a little bit of sleet across the salisbury plain as it does so and we may well see some snow across even across the cotswolds and the chilterns as we head into the evening but probably not too dramatic though. 0vernight, it's going to be cold and

amongst the 50 animals were alpacas and llamas. their contribution to humanity. hello. as many of you have discovered this week, in the sunshine feeling quite pleasant, but out of it and in the breeze a rather cold feel. and it's the chillier side of things which will dominate through this coming week. high pressure that's with us will push its way out westwards, opening the door to more northerly winds, which will keep that colder air in place. and with low pressure dominant later in the week, rainfall also becomes a bit more of an issue. now, it's not going to be as wet as it has been through recent weeks, most areas will see some showers of rain, at times driest in the west, although later in the week will see more prolonged rain arrive from the south west as temperatures eventually rise a touch for next weekend. today's rain comes courtesy of this weather front which has been developed with developing within the high pressure system. further rain at times across central and eastern scotland through the rest of this afternoon. t