dominic casciani, bbc news, folkestone, in kent. now on bbc news: our world.vid, the amazon rainforest is under attack, with deforestation at levels not seen for more than a decade. under cover of covid, the amazon rainforest, the greatest ecosystem on earth, is under attack. deforestation is at levels not seen for more than a decade. we meet the people on the frontline of the battle to save the forest... shouting. translation: the prospectors used to be scared of _ being caught by us. now they feel the president will protect them. ..and see the impact on the animals. the government is accused of encouraging the destruction. and i'm on a mission to contact some old friends — the members of the most threatened tribe in the world. their relatives have never had contact with civilisation. are they safe? are their precious trees still standing? cheering. two years ago, a right—wing ex—army officer became the president of brazil. jair bolsonaro had a clear agenda for the amazon and its people. this is the story of my attempt to find what his policy of opening up th

dominic casciani, bbc news, folkestone, in kent.nking cargo ship. the ship caught fire nearly two weeks ago, and debris and oil have already spread onto the coast, sparking fears of an environmental disaster. the bbc�*s secunder kermani has more. an environmental disaster that only looks to be getting worse. after a fire broke out around two weeks ago, this huge ship, the x—press pearl, is sinking. desperate efforts to tow it further away from sri lanka's western coastline have failed, with part of the boat striking against the sea bed. millions of plastic pellets that were being transported have already contaminated sri lanka's beaches. clean—up operations are under way, but the tiny pellets used to manufacture everyday products are often mistaken for food by marine life. the fear now is of a possible huge oil spill. around 350 tonnes were on board. it's not known how much has been burnt off. this is by far the worst marine environmental disaster sri lanka has ever seen, because if there's oil spills, it's going to be adding onto t

dominic casciani, bbc news, folkestone, in kent.n tears this afternoon as she paid tribute to him at the scene where he died. dea—john reid was killed in the kingstanding area on monday evening. a man aged 35 has appeared in court charged with his murder. this evening, police have charged a second man and a 14—year—old boy also with murder. this report from phil mackie contains flashing images. a mother's grief. three days after her son dea—john reid lay dying here, joan morris had come to lay flowers. on monday evening, she said she sent her son out to play football, and he never came home. they took away my son's life! my son won't grow up to give me a grandchild! what more must i do? i love my son so much! and when i went home and don't see my son in the house, ot�*s grieved me a lot. what more — what more can i do? what more can i do? it was another teenage life lost. described by his family as an incredibly talented footballer, gymnast and runner, dea—john reid died from a single stab wound to his chest. detectives are focusing

dominic casciani, bbc news, folkestone, in kent.fternoon as she paid tribute to him at the scene where he died. dea—john reid was killed in the kingstanding area on monday evening. today a man aged 35 appeared in court charged with his murder. two other people remain in custody. this report contains flashing images. mother's grief. three days after her son lay dying here she came to lay flowers. on monday evening she said she sent her son out to play football and he never came home. they took away my son's life. my son won't grow up to give me a grandchild. what more must i do? i love my son so much! and when i went home i don't see my son in the house. it has grieved me a lot. what more, what more can i do? what more can i do? it more, what more can i do? what more can i do? . . more, what more can i do? what more can i do? .,, ., ., ., can i do? it was another teenage life lost. described by his family as an incredibly talented footballer, gymnast and runner, dea—john reid died from a single stab wound to his chest late on monday

town of boone go to town, which has 2 special things about the passengers are welcomed with an old folkestone . ah. 6 and the person in charge here is the official head of the station in boone go to town is named new york. having accounted the station manager is perhaps indicative of a certain easy going approach to life. maybe you need it in this area too, because we're approaching one of the most active volcanoes in japan. the also area was declared a national park back in 1900 for making the aso, could you national park, the oldest in japan? the volcanoes spilling ash and smoke towers in the background mount so is as okay now with attentive craters and it's colder. it extends across 380 square kilometers within which lies the city of our soul and extensive fertile land. this is a napa could talk a waterfall, and the national park is famous for its streams and gorges. the volcanic rock is hollowed out, meaning you can view the water streaming down from behind. the water plays a big role for people here. in also there is a restaurant situated small spring and built around many fountains. cor

the passengers are welcomed with an old folkestone. ah and the person in charge here is the official head of the station in boone go to town is named nia. having a counters, the station manager is perhaps indicative of a certain easy going approach to life. maybe you need it in this area too because we're approaching one of the most active volcanoes in japan. the also area was declared a national park back in 1900 for making the aso coup ju national park, the oldest in japan, the volcanoes spilling ash and smoke towers in the background mount. so it is okay now with attentive craters and it's colder, it extends across 380 square kilometers within which lines the city of our soul, and extensive fertile land. this is not the kentucky waterfall and the national park is famous for its streams and gorges. the volcanic rock is hollowed out, meaning you can view the water streaming down from behind. the water plays a big role for people here. in also, there is a restaurant situated below a small spring and built around many fountains. this ne

breaking news concerning the napier barracks in folkestone in kent.significant improvement works which have taken place in difficult circumstances. the napier statement goes on to say, it would appear to operate and provide safe and secure accommodation, they will consider the ruling and their next steps. in conjunction with this, we understand, information centre as by our home affairs correspondent, that the home office has not yet decided whether or not it is going to appeal thejudgment. but as whether or not it is going to appeal the judgment. but as you have just heard of that statement, no plan so far to close the facility in the short term because it is essential in its role as providing temporary accommodation for cross channel arrivals. that is all part of the high courtjudgment that was passed today, at the barix was not suitable for migrants. it was a case brought by six migrants who said they had suffered detrimentally, particularly in relation to mental health. the european court ofjustice has ruled that eu rules guaranteeing equal pay fo

dominic casciani, bbc news, folkestone, in kent.news: on this week's travel show lucy hedges looks back at some of the unique places the team have spent the night over the years — from camping out inside a 13th century church in the heart of the english countryside to a sleepless night inside a recreation of a sarajevo bunker during the balkan conflict of the 1990s. coming up on this week's show... my very own spacesuit. i look ready, ifeel ready, i'm ready. you hear the echoing gunshots. door creaks. tonight is supposed to be the coldest night of the year, so that's good, as i head into my unheated church room for the night. this is an incredible . experience on an old, disused railway line, very shuddery, - but exhilarating! hello and welcome to the travel show, coming arguably the world's best sushi and capsule hotels, the uniquelyjapanese place to rest your head. but you also might end up bumping it if you wake up in the middle of the night. and whilst we wait to get back on the road again, this week, we thought we'd take a look

six asylum seekers brought the case, claiming that napier barracks in folkestone were unsafe.r and rundown army base less than a mile from the english channel — a temporary home for asylum seekers arriving in dinghies and lorries, asking for britain to take them in. this is napier barracks. for months, campaigners have called for its closure, saying it's unfit for human habitation. hundreds of men in limbo, waiting for a decision on whether they can stay, or must leave the uk. men like these, from iran, kuwait and elsewhere, who, from behind wire, tell me they've spent years moving through europe, looking for a future. what's it like in there? there's no room. no, no, no, no room. like...line, and the animal is sleeping, one beside one. and this is why they say conditions are harsh. a blaze ripped through one of the dorms injanuary,

dominic casciani went to the barracks in folkestone, kent. 100 person, and live in this military base for 100 people. you understand ? the only food is bad food, same food, notjust bad. many things about here. the home office says it is disappointed with today's judgment, it has not said whether it will appeal. it has no plans to close napier in the short term, because it's going to use it to hold migrants crossing the english channel in dinghies during the summer months. anybody familiar with the conditions at the barracks will know that human beings should not be kept in conditions like that, much less people who are recovering from the trauma, conflict or persecution, and even more so in a pandemic. officials insist that conditions in the barracks of massively improved, but charities say today's ruling means home secretary priti patel can't be trusted with health and safety of the migrants. let's turn to sri lanka now, and marine protection officials there are scrambling to contain a potential leak, of several hundred tonnes of oil, from a

that the home office broke the law by housing cross—channel migrants in a run—down barracks in folkestonecovid while sleeping in dormitories. six asylum seekers brought the challenge saying the conditions were appalling and squalid, and that putting them there was a breach of their human rights. their victory paves the way for a damages claim against the home secretary, priti patel. dominic casciani has the details. a former army base a mile from the english channel, a temporary home for asylum seekers, napier barix. a fire ripped through part of the complex in january and there fire ripped through part of the complex injanuary and there have been repeated protests by the people housed here. the high court has judged that the home office breached standards of care. 200 men contracted covid in the first months of this year. public health england had won the home office this could happen. it was ruled it was inevitable there would be a major outbreak of covid—i9 which led to actual bodily harm of the residents and as a result the mental health of the residents deteriorated. today men who ar

at folkestone magistrates' court, the east kent hospitals trust was fined a record £733,000 forfailingplace. this failure to learn has led to the significant failings witnessed in harry's death, and no doubt countless others which are now being investigated. before harry richford's death, maternity problems were mounting. in 201a, the trust investigated eight neonatal deaths in just eight months. in 2015, an external review found maternity consultants didn't carry out ward rounds or review women. in 2017, management acknowledged problems in developing a safe patient culture in maternity care. following the fine, the trust apologised and said improvements were under way. learning lessons and efforts to improve should never stop, and we will work tirelessly to provide high quality maternity services which continually strive for improvement and are safe, effective and centred on the women and children we care for. an independent investigation into maternity care across east kent is now examining around 200 cases. for harry's parents, who had to fight for answers and accountability, today

maybe he is out on the sea of mama just of exactly where folkestone fall below the surface could trigger the next big quake. on the island is b could own horses set up a measuring station to help with his forecast, but the station is hardly sending any signal at the moment. that's the problem. this is the largest island off the coast of historical and these are predetermined measurement side because they're closer to the false sound when the team is headed to the highest points of the island. a summit in the middle of a nature reserve me here seismographs were installed 300 meters deep into the earth and covered with concrete. using acoustic signal, they registered the smallest tennis that do not reach the surface. this way, even many earthquakes recorded the depths of the sides. mcgrath plays a critical role. if 1st we have to try to get beneath the surface because in a metropolitan area like it's done. but there's a lot of background noise from infrastructure wind and whether that's bad for us because we want to measure the signals as cleanly as possible. and that's why we have to go d

here at pelham house in folkestone, they lost ten people, half their residents, to the virus.you feel dejected, and to some degree in despair. there was such a lack of coordination and focus on what really mattered, and what really mattered was the care of vulnerable people. it wasn'tjust england that struggled to protect residents at the start of the pandemic. scotland, wales and northern ireland also saw significant increases in care home deaths. it means across the uk, there are challenging questions still to be answered. alison holt, bbc news. the latest government figures show that, in the past 2a hours, seven deaths were reported and 7,393 new infections were recorded, almost all of them thought to be of the new delta variant. 6,287 new cases have been recorded on average per day in the last week. nearly 177,000 people received their first vaccine in the latest 24—hour period, meaning nearly 41 million people have now had one jab, that's 78% of uk adults. more than 316,000 have had their second dose, meaning nearly 29 million have had both jabs, with 55% of uk adults now

dominic casciani, bbc news, folkestone, in kent.arts of the uk. as we head to the next few days, we stick with that slightly cooler feel, but it will be mostly dry, still with some warm sunshine. however, there is a bit of rain in the forecast across western counties of northern ireland, and also some showery rain through tonight across some southeastern parts of england. but in between, largely dry with clear skies. 9—10 celsius in most places, but quite mild and muggy across eastern parts, under tomorrow, we will see some outbreaks of rain pushing quite erratically across the southeast of england into east anglia, maybe into parts of lincolnshire, for example, as well. more cloud bringing some showery rain to western parts of northern ireland. in between, largely dry with some sunshine, and although it's not quite as warm as it was earlier in the week, it's still feeling very pleasant in any sunshine. into the weekend, a lot of dry weather. still with some warm sunshine, butjust the chance of one or two showers here and there. hel

they say the suspect lost control drove into the curb and hit two parked cars on folkestone avenue beforeunning off the video shows the records was one car. they're completely flipped over. a chp helicopter spotted the teen on a roof and took him into custody. police and you. and city broke up a. sideshow early this morning, a witness says a sideshow with about 100 people was involved. word walt here took place around four o'clock this morning. admission boulevard and whipple road, police responded, they were able to break up the crowd. within a few minutes. the union city police department said earlier this week that has seen an increase in reckless driving in sexual activities in oakland this weekend. police are planning a dedicated enforcement effort to crack down. on illegal sections to be outside. it's the most pure way to spend time, stefan asia curry giving back to the oakland community, how they help to rebuild an elementary school playground later in sports. how mental mistake by the national health the giants become the first team to 40 wins in the national league. but first g s

at folkestone magistrates' court, the east kent hospitals trust was fined a record £733,000 forfailingars with no learning taking place. this failure to learn has led to the significant failings witnessed in harry's death, and no doubt countless others which are now being investigated. before harry richford's death, maternity problems were mounting. in 2014, the trust investigated eight neonatal deaths in just eight months. in 2015, an external review found maternity consultants didn't carry out ward rounds or review women. in 2017, management acknowledged problems in developing a safe patient culture in maternity care. following the fine, the trust apologised and said improvements were under way. learning lessons and efforts to improve should never stop, and we will work tirelessly to provide high quality maternity services which continually strive for improvement and are safe, effective and centred on the women and children we care for. an independent investigation into maternity care across east kent is now examining around 200 cases. for harry's parents, who had to fight for answer

that the home office broke the law by housing cross—channel migrants in a run—down barracks in folkestoned covid while sleeping in dormitories. six asylum seekers brought the challenge saying the conditions were appalling and squalid, and that putting them there was a breach of their human rights. their victory paves the way for a damages claim against the home secretary, priti patel. dominic casciani has more. a former army base just a mile from the english channel, a temporary home for asylum seekers arriving in dinghies and lorries, this is napier barracks. for months, campaigners have called for its closure. a fire ripped through part of the complex in january and there have been repeated protests by the hundreds of men housed here. now, in a criticaljudgement, the high court has ruled that the home office has breached its own minimum standards of care. some 200 men contracted covid in the first months of this year. public health england had warned the home office this could happen. today, mrjustice linden ruled that it was inevitable there would be a major outbreak of covid—i9. he sa

but that section of coast between folkestone and dover, the rocks there of an age around 100 million_ for dinosaurs to walk. so these are the last dinosaurs, as you - for dinosaurs to walk. so these are the last dinosaurs, as you say - for dinosaurs to walk. so these are the last dinosaurs, as you say in i the last dinosaurs, as you say in this part of the world. and what i find fascinating is that they discovered these footprints about ten years ago i think. it is taken a long time to really work out what they are, what they tell us about what was happening at that time. about the diversity of dinosaurs that you found. it about the diversity of dinosaurs that you found.— about the diversity of dinosaurs that you found. it took a long time to net the that you found. it took a long time to get the story — that you found. it took a long time to get the story out _ that you found. it took a long time to get the story out because - that you found. it took a long time to get the story out because when| to get the story out because when you first find dinosaur footprint, sometimes it takes

public health directors for medway and kent have cast doubt on government claims napier barracks in folkestoneme. so, for example, cinderella would be brown, ariel would be brown, anything possible, so that i can see myself. hi, my name isjo avelino and i am a london—based illustrator. - it's quite a personal piece, - so i related it to a lot to things i was into as a child. it was literallyjust to go wild. as a little girl, i wish i had something like this. - let's get an update on the weather. elizabeth rizzini has the details. good morning. a mild, muggy start to the day. humid and moist air moving through. a lot more cloud around. not as much sunshine as yesterday but brighten sunny spells hanging on to eastern areas and still a chance to see the partial solar eclipse in kent. that will peak at 11.13 this morning. remember not to look directly at the sun! there should be some more sunny spells, brightness developing as the cloud tends to break up in the afternoon. highs of around 22—23 c as we had through this evening and overnight. it will still feel rather muggy, dry and it will cloud ov