siberian tigers — four siblings born earlier this year. a stir at a wildlife park in china's shaanxi province recently been shown to the public, who seem rather keen on the animals. their keeper said the cubs were initially rather shy, but have now got used to being the centre of attention. a giant panda at the smithsonian national zoo in washington has set a new record, becoming the oldest panda in the us to give birth. this is mei xiang soon after giving birth to her cub. there had been some concern that the baby may not survive because of mei's age — she's 22 years old. but all seems to be well — the zoo tweeted she was nursing her cub and cuddling it close." you are watching bbc news. emergency funding of more than £3 million is being made available to grassroots music venues across england which are facing closure because of the pandemic. the money is part of the goverment‘s £1.5 billion culture recovery fund, which was set up injuly. venues such as the troubadour in london and the deaf institute in manchester will benefit from the fund. one venue that was hoping to get funding but which