anna collinson, bbc news.ti artist banksy. on friday night, banksy posted a video on instagram of him working on the creations. one of the pictures has become such hot property that the new owner has moved it to a secret location. jenny kirk has more. is it or isn't it? the question on everyone's lips for the last week has now been answered. i absolutely love it. i think it's wonderful it's come this way to lowestoft. i think it's the best thing that's happened to this town for years, to be honest. for some this is vandalism, to others it is art. and instead of removing it, the local council says they are beyond excited, and it is a real boost for great yarmouth and lowestoft. everyone that's seen these piece has smiled. everyone has had pleasure from what he has put out there, and that is a wonderful thing to be able to do. hundreds of thousands of people can go and see the artwork and it will make them smile. this is how the elusive artist whose work sells for millions ended the speculation, by posting onlin

anna collinson, bbc news.lonies of seals that live there, but a surge in visitor numbers could be putting them under threat. conservationists say people are getting too close to the animals and causing distress. here's our environment correspondent, paul murphy. yorkshire's seal population is one of the wonders of the east coast but it is under threat. the biggest impact is coming from human disturbance. selfies on the shoreline or perhaps just dogs that are brought too close. predominantly what is happening to the seals is they will have a fight or flight response, they will perceive the human as a threat and try to escape that threat. we have seen a massive prevalence of people trying to seek out those encounters so rather than being anecdotal, there are people actively out walking to pursue them. this is what can happen, it is known as a seals stampede, they injure themselves as they try to flee across the rocky shore line. even from a distance they can find humans intimidating. you don't realise you're qui

anna collinson, bbc news.heric administration calculates the combined land and ocean surface temperature was 0.93 celsius above the 20th century average of 15.8 celsius. in italy, which has reached its peak holiday weekend, 17 cities are now on red alert because of the heatwave being suffered across southern europe. just a couple of days ago, the island of sicily registered a staggering a8.8 celsius. if confirmed by the world meteorological organization, it will be the hottest temperature ever recorded in europe. 0ur europe correspondent mark lowen is in sicily. the temperatures have dropped a bit today, i have to say. for the moment, they are closer to 30, likely to push up again during the day, but actually, the worst of the heat today in the mediterranean will probably be in spain, where in madrid, temperatures are likely to be a3 and in cordoba in the south of spain, going up to a5. and the spokesman for spain's weather agency says it could today be the hottest day on record. and people we were speaking to

our health correspondent anna collinson reports.ar there has been a 10% drop in cancer patients receiving treatment. we know that people are out there and we are worried they may have symptoms and not be coming forward, so the purpose of this campaign is to highlight those symptoms, to make sure people are aware of what is normal and what's not normal for them, and to come forward if they need help. just, you've said it too. health officials are particularly concerned about abdominal, neurological and lung cancers, as this new advert shows, symptoms can include discomfort in the stomach, blood and urine, persistent diarrhoea or a cough that lasts longer than three weeks. it was a gp who first detected declan's kidney cancer eight years ago. he is now a patient at this urology clinic at guy's hospital in london, and is mostly able to live a normal life. if there is something bothering you it may not be something serious but it is absolutely worth getting it checked out, you know? and i know that you can go to your gp. i think some pe

anna collinson, bbc news.or the veterans who inspire him. since covid restrictions were eased, jack berry and his family have been travelling to see some of the people — and the planes — that feature in a book he has created. john maguire was there. hello, jack! lovely to see you. oh, that's for me? thank you very much indeed. this is the moment two friends, although generations apart in age, met in person for the very first time. we have been waiting for this day, haven't we? really have. personally, i thought we'd met each other all our lives. john meller is a veteran of the second world war. he served in the raf as a crewman on board lancaster bombers. and jack berry, who is autistic and nonverbal, is a keen artist. he has turned some of his paintings of aircraft into a book, raising money for military charities. jack has been touring around aviation museums to meet some of the people who helped with his book, and one of those who inspired him isjohn. jack's book, as i say, it shows how artistic he is. his

anna collinson, bbc news.culosis twice, but his owner believes the tests are returning false results. the delay follows an application to the high court seeking a judicial review of the warrant. more than 100,000 people have signed a petition calling for geronimo to be saved. every year, thousands of tourists visit the coastline of yorkshire to see the colonies of seals that live there, but a surge in visitor numbers could be putting them under threat. conservationists say people are getting too close to the animals and causing distress. here's our environment correspondent, paul murphy. yorkshire's seal population is one of the wonders of the east coast, but it is under threat. the biggest impact is coming from human disturbance. selfies on the shoreline or perhaps just dogs that are brought to close. predominantly, what is happening to the seals is they will have a fight or flight response, they will perceive the human as a threat and try to escape that threat. social media has expanded and so we have seen a

anna collinson, bbc news.sex. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. first of all, how are you? i am fine, thank you. i would like to highlight the importance of not living in denial. if you notice anything strange or unusual, with your bowel movements or pain in your stomach, please go and see a doctor. what was your story? did you heed your own advice and go straight to your own advice and go straight to your doctor or did you leave it for a bit? :, :, , :, :, a bit? unfortunately i left it for a coule of a bit? unfortunately i left it for a couple of months. _ a bit? unfortunately i left it for a couple of months. i _ a bit? unfortunately i left it for a couple of months. i lived - a bit? unfortunately i left it for a couple of months. i lived in i a bit? unfortunately i left it for a l couple of months. i lived in denial and thought it could be the food i was eating. eventually, last november i had an appointment with my doctor and she booked me in for a colonoscopy straightaway. it is uncomfortable _ colono

anna collinson, bbc news.eanic and atmospheric administration calculates the combined land and ocean surface temperature was 0.93 celsius above the 20th century average of 15.8 celsius. in italy — which has reached its peak holiday weekend — seventeen cities are now on red alert because of the heatwave being suffered across southern europe. just a couple of days ago the island of sicily registered the staggering 48.8 celsius. if confirmed by the world meteorological organization, it will be the hottest temperature ever recorded in europe. 0ur europe correspondent mark lowen reports from sicily. vailand vail and those with influence upon the taliban will help to achieve that, so there can be a managed political transition that takes place. and that is within the next hours and days, i think, really, we are talking about.— are talking about. thank you very much for your— are talking about. thank you very much for your reflections - are talking about. thank you very much for your reflections and - much for your r

anna collinson, bbc news.at a later stage. the price of timber has risen sharply here in the uk and elsewhere with the construction industry struggling to get supplies. the huge boost in demand as more building projects are getting under way after the lockdown is the main cause of the shortage. at the same time climate change is increasing the pressure on supplies — with wildfires damaging vast areas of woodland in parts of the world. our environment and rural affairs correspondent claire marshall reports. in rural herefordshire, the architects of the future are at work. they are piecing together a timber frame house. they are students, learning to build in a sustainable way with a low carbon footprint. but there is a problem. this build, along with countless others across the country, has been badly hit by the worldwide shortage of wood supplies. in every sector of the timber supply market, prices have gone up, supply chains have been less reliable, delivery drivers have been hard to get, so just everything h

here's our health correspondent, anna collinson. a joker and a daredevil.i did wonder how this might continue in terms of symptoms, with it's kind of get increasingly worse? there's definitely an element of the unknown, which is slightly unsettling as a parent. is that high enough? no, i want higher. but within a week, arlo's cough and runny nose was gone and he was back to his normal self. new research suggests that recovery time is typical for most children, with few experiencing long—term symptoms. the study looked at more than 1700 children who were reported to have developed symptoms and had tested positive for covid—19. it found fewer than one in 20 experienced symptoms for four weeks or more, and just one in 50 had symptoms for more than eight weeks. the most common issues were headaches and tiredness. can children have prolonged illness after covid—19? yes, they can, but it is not common and most of these children get better with time. children can have prolonged symptoms from other illnesses as well, and an important take—home message is we need to

here's our health correspondent, anna collinson. a joker and a daredevil.oms, with it's kind of get increasingly worse? it's definitely an element of the unknown, which is slightly unsettling as a parent. is that high enough? no, i want higher. but within a week, arlo's cough and runny nose was gone and he was back to his normal self. new research suggests that recovery time is typical for most children with few experiencing long—term symptoms. the study looked at more than 1700 children who were reported to have developed symptoms and had tested positive for covid—19. it found fewer than one in 20 experienced symptoms for four weeks or more and just one in 50 had symptoms for more than eight weeks. the most common issues were headaches and tiredness. can children have prolonged illness after covid—19? yes, they can but it is not common and most of these children get better with time. children can have prolonged symptoms from other illnesses as well and an important take—home message is we need to be looking after all children who have contracted illness du

here's our health correspondent, anna collinson. a joker and a daredevil. dr beth tellman who's an assistant professor of geography at the university of arizona. very good afternoon from us here in london. those are some startling figures there — it's a lot to discuss in a few minutes, but talk is through your broadbrush findings on what elements of it surprised you and the team. thanks so much. so what we did is we use satellites to look at where we had seen large floods occur and map all of that water over the past almost 20 years from 2000 to 2018, and then we looked to see in these places that we've seen floods, what is happening with population dynamics, and we were really surprised to find that up to 86 new people were now living, had been added to this flood plains, over the course ofjust 15 added to this flood plains, over the course of just 15 years. added to this flood plains, over the course ofjust 15 years. so we were really concerned to see so much flood plain prone development in places that had just recently been inundated. 50 places that had

anna collinson, bbc news.cine for their clinically vulnerable children nearly four weeks after they became eligible. 12—to—15—year—olds who are high risk or living with someone with a weakened immune system were added to the vaccination programme on the 19th ofjuly. here's our health correspondent, katharine da costa. where is the chicken? that's right, you clever girl!— you clever girl! lovely, and what a lovely smile _ you clever girl! lovely, and what a lovely smile as _ you clever girl! lovely, and what a lovely smile as well. _ you clever girl! lovely, and what a lovely smile as well. well- you clever girl! lovely, and what a lovely smile as well. well done. . lovely smile as well. well done. 15—year—old veronica enjoying an online therapy session at home in south—west london during lockdown in february. veronica has severe neuro disabilities. last month, 12 to 15—year—old children who are at high risk from covid like you were advised to have a vaccine, as well as those living with someone with a weakened

our health correspondent, anna collinson, reports.early september, for scotland that is next week. even if this target is achieved, it can take weeks for parents of clinically extremely vulnerable children who have been eligible for a vaccine for nearly a month have told the bbc that time has been squandered and are worried about sending their kids back—to—school with minimal protection afterjust one dose. giving one dose gives quite a lot of protection and certainly reduces the more severe forms of the disease. it probably reduces the likelihood of passing it onto some of the others in your family or community who is vulnerable. like many other countries, this weekend island began vaccinating all children aged 12—15. ——ireland. this is still not the case for the uk. whilstjcvi wait for further data. but across the four nations, there is a big push for 16 and 17—year—olds to get theirjabs over the coming days, including at drop—in clinics and walk—in vaccination sites. time to talk about the sport. and it was a goal fest.— was a goal