readers and now the world is marking his 250th birthday we made out with andrea wolfe at the royal institution in london one of britain's foremost establishments for scientific education and research. will spend over a decade on the traces of alexander for home bolt she's written 2 books about him including an illustrated album about his famous expedition to south and central america it depicts the hardships he enjoyed but also his fascinating encounters and discoveries and it includes his drawings which fundamentally changed europe's view of the americas. you alexander from whom boyd was for sure one of the greatest scientists of previous times of all times when he was the most famous scientist of his time and i think he's undergoing a little bit of a renaissance at the moment and i think quite rightly so because i think his views . how he brings together the arts and the science how he says that we need to use our imagination and our feelings to understand nature i think are very relevant today as we are dealing with climate change so no one dares to talk about the wonder of nature of the be

readers and now the world is marking his 250th birthday we made out with andre of wolf at the royal institution in london one of britain's foremost establishments for scientific education and research. will spend over a decade on the traces of alexander for whom bolt she's written 2 books about him including an illustrated album about his famous expedition to south and central. erica it depicts the hardships he enjoyed but also his fascination encounters and discoveries and it includes his drawings which fundamentally changed your view of the americas. alexander from whom boyd was for sure one of the greatest scientists of previous times of all times when he was the most famous scientist of his time and i think he's undergoing a little bit of a renaissance at the moment and i think quite rightly so because i think his views . how he brings together the arts and the science how he says that we need to use our imagination and our feelings to understand nature i think are very relevant today as we are dealing with climate change so no one dares to talk about the wonder of nature of the beauty of n

the winner of the royal institute of british architect‘s most prestigious award, the riba stirling prizengle malt whisky has been distilled in stills alongside the river for more than 200 years — the new building has taken three and a half years to build. the idea of producing a nice shed and having the stuff in there which produces whiskey and having a nice little visitor experience wasn‘t ever what we wished to create. we felt the whole thing should be a jewel at every level. this area has lots of visitor centres for distilleries and this one, we set out with the real intent to make it different, and to show the visitors just how a distillery works. graham's great line was that nature abhors a straight line. the roof is a piece of art in itself. for it to be continually moving and allow that glass to stay in place on the wall, i don‘t know how it works. there's two parts to this design, there's the shell and core, the aesthetics to the building, but there is also the process and operational, and when these two areas came together, that was a truly astonishing moment. this had to be an

the winner of the royal institute of british architect's most prestigious award, the riba stirling prizef cork. starting today — we will be taking a closer look at each of the nominated buildings over the next week. first up is the macallan distillery on speyside. single malt whisky has been distilled in stills by the company for more than 200 years. the new building has taken three and a half years to build. the idea of producing a nice shed and having the stuff in there which produces whiskey and having a nice little visitor experience wasn't ever what we wished to create. we felt the whole thing should be a jewel at every level. this area has lots of visitor centres for distilleries and this one, we set out with the real intent to make it different, and to show the visitors just how a distillery works. graham's great line was that nature abhors a straight line. the roof is a piece of art in itself. for it to be continually moving and allow that glass to stay in place on the wall, i don't know how it works. there's two parts to this design, there's the shell and core, the aesthetics to

produce a nuclear bomb and he said by series had recently is a research fellow at the royal united services institute she says iran is essentially making a threat to increase its leverage in negotiations. they have the capability to arrive to and arrangement beyond 20 percent level and we know that iran has 20 percent 11 of the richmond before in the past actually in 2000 time to doesn't happen iran iraq to richmond so what you're saying is that they can go back to that level but they really don't want to and one parent trying to do is to get more leverage these are the the west in particular the 3 but also the us assume that these negotiation and the stock supply to great with micron minerals away to our partners lead to somewhere a ring as have been talking about this some sort of less for less in terms of a potential future of wouldn't be ideal given that they are not taking benefit from the economic side after the u.s. withdrawal and that is precisely what the iran has been doing since may scaling back its commitment showcasing that it can implement to our last extends their obligations until san

i'm joined now by afzal ashraf — a consultant fellow at the royal united services institute — rusi.viser to the minister of interior. thanks forjoining us. in terms of what has happened today, obviously, already some violence and these elections take place under that threat of attack by the taliban. yes, they do. and this is the situation that has been, broadly speaking, in place in the last three oi’ speaking, in place in the last three orfour speaking, in place in the last three or four elections and what we now haveis or four elections and what we now have is an even stronger security threat simply because the taliban wa nt to threat simply because the taliban want to send out a message of disapproval. and their disapproval is the fact that they had agreed a peace deal with the us and the us withdrew at the last minute. and they want to reinforce the point that they are, in their minds, the most important organisation in the country and that these elections are not going to be a success until they get the peace deal that they want. we have seen already one of the contenders a for

the winner of the royal institute of british architect's most prestigious award, the riba stirling prizealt whisky has been distilled in stills by the company for more than 200 years — the new building has taken three and a half years to build. the idea we are producing a nice shed which produces whiskey and a visitor ‘s experience wasn't what we wish to create. we felt the whole thing should be a duel at every level. this area has lots of visitor ce ntre level. this area has lots of visitor centre facilities and we set out with the intent to make it different and to show the visitors just how a distillery works. graham's great line was that nature oppose a straight line. the roof is a piece of art straight line. the roof is a piece ofart in straight line. the roof is a piece of art in itself. put it to be continually moving and allow the glass to stay in place on the wall, i don't know how it works. there are two parts to this design, there is a shell but there is also the process and operational and when these two areas came together, that was a truly astonishing moment. this had to be

produce a nuclear bomb a scene of a searing tbilisi's a research fellow at the united royal united services instituteis joining us now from london thank you very much for being with us is iran saying that it will do this or that it simply can do this. i think this has meant made before in tehran is correct what they are saying in tehran and a moment is that they have the capability to arrive at 2 and a range from beyond 20 percent level and we know that iran has had a 20 percent 11 of the recruitment before in the past actually in 2000 time doesn't happen in iran our drive to do a lot of their treatment so what they're saying is that they can go back to that level but they really don't want to and what they're trying to do is to get some more leverage and these are the the west in particular i beat 3 models of the u.s.o. so that these negotiation and the stocks apart agree with micron but also a way to honor partners they need to somewhere they ring as have been talking about this some sort of less for less in terms of a potential future for didn't care deal given that they are not taking benefit fro

readers and now the world is marking his 250th birthday we made out with andrea wulf at the royal institutionin london one of britain's foremost establishment for scientific education and research. will spend over a decade on the traces of alexander for home bolt she's written 2 books about him including an illustrated album about his famous expedition to south and central america it depicts the hardships he endured but also his fascinating encounters and discoveries and it includes his drawings which fundamentally changed europe's view of the americas. you alexander for whom boyd was for sure one of the greatest scientists of previous times of all times when he was the most famous scientist of his time and i think he's undergoing a little bit of a renaissance at the moment i think quite rightly so because i think his views. how he brings together the arts and the science how he says that we need to use our imagination and our feelings to nature i think are very relevant today as we are dealing with climate change so no one dares to talk about the the world of nature of the beauty of nature t

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royal netherlands embassy. he now works for the water institute of the gulf, which is based in louisiana.ce to have you with us. dale: thank you for having me. soledad: as you consult with coastal communities, what's the first thing you tell a city? dale: that their floodworl they're rising quickly along the u.s. east coast and in the gulf of mexico. so the challenges are are existential. they're very real. they're very present. and cities need to adapt. waiting for the grace of god to save you is not going to work. people are going to die. capital is going to be lost. businesses are going to move away. it's a very serious threat. soledad: now you sound scary. when you're talking to people, it seems to me like you have to start with either embracing the philosophy of "we're going to figure out how to live with and manage water" or what i think has existed heretofore, right? which is either "we don't see it" or "we're just going to build a bigger wall. we're just going to push it out." why is embracing the better philosophy than just either ignoring or trying to push the water away? challe

doctors at the royal marsden hospital and the institute of cancer research say targeted drugs used on trudeau, has faced the cameras for a second time to address further accusations of racism. it comes after more images emerged of him wearing racially offensive fancy dress. in a fresh statement to reporters, he said he "deeply, deeply" regretted his behaviour. the revelations come amid campaigning for an election at the end of october, when mr trudeau hopes to win a second term. 0ur north america correspondent david willis reports. working the crowd, just a week into his run for election, justin trudeau plasma campaign is reeling from a scandal that may yet engulf it. 0ther blackface photos have emerged, along with this video from the early 90s showing a young justin trudeau sticking his tongue out and pulling faces. and the candidate admits there could be more to come. faces. and the candidate admits there could be more to comelj faces. and the candidate admits there could be more to come. i am wa ry there could be more to come. i am wary of, of being definitive about this because th

where the service but there is also now the dutch getting involved as well, the royal netherlands meteorological instituten towards the netherlands. there is a dutch influence in there. with piet. how do they come up with them? people are asked to submit names and i guess they choose from people who have submitted those. once those weather services... some people feel this is trivial but the idea is, it has been an undoubted success, is if you give something a name, it raises awareness of that and therefore people are more likely to pay attention to the potential impacts coming their way of a storm system over and above regular weather systems that come in. but it also means you can keep them in mind and know which one you are tracking. absolutely and where it is going next and particularly across the several countries involved with this. we probably won't get through all these names and let's hope we don't in the storm season but we are likely to make some progress into that. it will be a range of impacts. some will have a greater impact on the republic of ireland then they will across the uk and netherl

the national portrait gallery the royal opera house the british museum they all take money from b.p. should people be boycotting these institutions and surely there are people at all these organizations that understand what you do about the environment have decided they have to get b.p. money to keep going they don't have to there's been a understandable reason why they have come to rely on big sponsors like b.p. this isn't a general campaign against corporate sponsorship for the arts this is a very specific story about companies like b.p. and shell and it is important to make that case because there's no reason at all why the r a c shouldn't find another sponsor for this is to take it scheme it's just that his mother pointed out very compellingly he just said look you're providing a benefit for these kids but at the same time you're denying. that the business that you're in is going to destroy their future well they've obviously have their own reasons for making these decisions but aside from i mean we have to understand obviously consumer boy cotton are going to win this as nobel laureate economist or stiglitz calls it 3rd worl

doctors at the royal marsden hospital and the institute of cancer research say targeted drugs used onut. canadian prime minister justin trudeau has faced the cameras for a second time to address further accusations of racism. it comes after more images emerged of him wearing racially offensive fancy dress. in a fresh statement to reporters, he said he cannot remember how often he wore the make—up as a younger man and that he "deeply, deeply" regretted his behaviour. the revelations come amid campaigning for an election at the end of october. the headlines on bbc news... a day of global climate change protests. the aim — to get businesses and governments to cut emissions. thomas cook faces administration unless it can raise more funds, which could leave 150 , 000 holiday—makers stranded. the brexit secretary is in brussels for talks with the eu's chief negotiator, after the european commission president said a deal could be done. sport now, here'sjohn watson. you promised us something, what was ita you promised us something, what was it a question mark rugby! the rugby world cup is und

royal commission in my view in the way that we look after our elections in the future. still ahead new documentary feel the f.b.i. has been harvesting personal data in for. it's from institutions like banks and even universities it's just one of the stories after the break. join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see that. both ends appointment sent tremors around washington to the least among those who are out of government and many of those in government because it is a long track record of being a very strong polemical bursary man who understands how to make the government work but very much polarization here was 5 curious times arguing for invading iran for invading north korea etc and this was very much not working for the president wanted to go so why the point is a bit of a risk. for bolton's appointment send tremors around washington to the least among those who are out of government and many of those in government because it is a long track record of being a very strong polemical very savvy man who understands how to make the government work but very much polarization

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institute. a couple of pieces of breaking news, we are hearing from a royal correspondent with regards to the judgmento go to the queen and ask for that suspension of parliament to happen. well, buckingham palace has no on the record comment to gave on the court of sessions ruling, says our royal correspondent. a palace source is pointing out, however, that the queen acted and acts on the advice of her ministers. that is interesting, given what we heard from a number of people, but dominic grieve speaking to us earlier, saying that if the government misled the queen, about the reasons for suspending parliament, then hit in his view, that would be remembered for borisjohnson to resign, that ruling from the court said that the suspension was unlawful, because in its opinion, the government had acted to stymy parliament. we have also had some reaction from the justice secretary, robert buckland, who has commented after reports that a downing street source had suggested scottish judges were politically biased. thejustice secretary has said, ourjudges are renowned around the world for their excellence and

royal family, a bunch of perverts. talk about inbreads, that's a bunch right there. host: an opinion piece from melanie, head of the women's institute at georgetown. along similar lines to what madeleine albright, the former kansas city had written -- former secretary of state had written, once troops withdrawal will be leveraged. women must be defended before the withdrawal. she writes news of negotiations between the united states and taliban and the prospect of impending intraafghan talks have given hope to the afghan people that years of war and unspeakable suffering may finally be coming to an end. americans, too, are war weary and want to see an end to what has become america's longest war. the talks with the taliban and the decision by the trump administration to maintain a presence of just 8,600 troops, however, have also sparked an enormous fear among afghans, especially among afghan women. although arguably the strongest advocates for peace, they worry that an agreement reached with the taliban without women's participation in the negotiations could put their hard-won gains on the chopping block. after all it was the talib