anne soy, bbc news, wajir. say their technique could eventually be applied to chickens to ensure that only egg—producing females are hatched. 0ur science correspondent pallab ghosh reports. half of these chicks are useless to the farming industry because they're male and don't lay eggs, so they have to be killed. that problem could be solved thanks to a breakthrough that enables scientists to reprogram animals to produce only females. some six to seven billion male layer chicks are killed every year shortly after birth at a point when they have a nervous system and are capable of suffering. we would like to be able to move to a system where those same eggs are laid but instead never hatch. scientists at the francis crick institute in london have found that the system was successful in mice, and they think it'll work on chickens. the researchers here have found a way of deactivating a gene involved with embryo development. the system can be programmed to stop either male or female embryos from developing using a

anne soy, bbc news, wajir.oman catholic worshippers at a football stadium in the cypriot city of nicosia. it's the second day of the pope's trip to the divided island. his visit has focused heavily on the plight of migrants. our rome correspondent, mark lowen, reports. to the world's last divided capital came a preacher of unity. pope francis on the 35th trip of his papacy held mass in the cypriate capital split between its turkish and greek community for almost half a century. some 7000 faithful came mostly domestic workers some 7000 faithful came — mostly domestic workers from the philippines and the middle east among the tiny catholic minority here. and in a country where reconciliation between greek and turkish cypriots have stalled an appeal for peace. translation: dear brothers and sisters. in the presence of any personal darkness and the challenges faced by the church we are called to renew our paternity if we stay divided among each other and everyone only thinks about themselves or their group if we do

anne soy, bbc news, wajir. stay with us on bbc news. sher who's died of cancer at the age of 72. it's quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor people living in the slums which have sprung up around the factory. i am feeling so helpless that the childrens are dying in front of me and i can't do anything. charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippie cult suspected of killing sharon tate and at least six other people in los angeles. at 11:00 this morning, just half a metre of rock separated britain from continental europe. it took the drills just a few moments to cut through the final obstacle. then philippe cozette, a minerfrom calais, was shaking hands and exchanging flags with robert fagg, his opposite number from dover. this is bbc news. our top story: in a rare move, us prosecutors have filed involuntary manslaughter charges against the parents of a teenager accused of shooting dead four students at his school in michigan. talks in vienna aimed at reviving the international nuclear deal with iran have fa

anne soy, bbc news, wajir. the actor sir antony sher has died aged 72.a long association with the royal shakespeare company. david sillito looks back at his life. deformed, unfinished, sent before my time into this breathing world, scarce half made up. antony sher�*s richard iii, a scuttling, spidery malevolence. it went beyond mere good reviews to become the portrayal against which all others are measured. when they are gone, then i must count my gains. your hair's nice. howard kirk in the history man, the defining �*70s campus radical. perhaps we should just add his name... i think my biggest problem is being young and beautiful. it is my biggest problem, because i have never been young and beautiful. arnold, the drag queen in torch song trilogy, another olivier award—winning role. oh, i've been beautiful. antony sher was also an accomplished writer and painter, but this career had begun with rejection from rada. they sent a letter saying, "we strongly recommend that you think about another career," which, you know, at that time, you know, really puts

anne soy, bbc news, wajir. powerful images of a crisis yet to fully unfold.lly be applied to chickens to ensure that only egg—producing females are hatched. our science correspondent pallab ghosh reports. half of these chicks are useless to the farming industry because they're male and don't lay eggs, so they have to be killed. that problem could be solved thanks to a breakthrough that enables scientists to reprogram animals to produce only females. scientists to reprogramme animals to produce only females. some six to seven billion male layer chicks are killed every year shortly some six to 7 billion male layer chicks are killed every year shortly after birth at a point when they have a nervous system scientists at the francis crick institute in london have found that the system was successful in mice, and they think it'll work on chickens. in mice, and they think the researchers here have found a way of deactivating a gene involved with embryo development. the system can be programmed to stop either male or female embryos from developing using a technique c

anne soy, bbc news, wajir. grenfell tower fire, which killed 72 people injune 2017, said the team's sponsorship by kingspan was "truly shocking," while housing secretary michael gove and his labour counterpart lisa nandy both condemned the partnership. kingspan and mercedes said the manufacturer fully supports the ongoing public inquiry into the fire. yorkshire county cricket club has announced a series of departures, as it continues to deal with racism allegations made by former player azeem rafiq. director of cricket martyn moxon and coach andrew gale have now left the club, along with all members of the coaching team and the backroom medical team. club chair lord patel said difficult decisions were required to build a progressive and inclusive culture. an afghan man who worked as an interpreter for the british armed forces has a new home in the uk after escaping from the country. burhan vesal feared for his life after the taliban regained control of afghanistan in the summer. like thousands of other afghans

the bbc�*s senior africa correspondent anne soy reports from wajir in northern kenya and a warning her more deaths are expected. the drought isn'tjust in northern kenya. neighbouring somalia has declared a humanitarian emergency. some of ethiopia is also hit hard but there is little focus on it due to the conflict in the country. experts warn that things could get worse in the region. the period of recovery between one drought to the next or one flood to the next is becoming shorter and shorter, so how this translates is that local communities for example are having very short periods to be able to recover. like many pastoralists, ibrahim is hoping that some of his livestock survives. he will keep trying everything until conditions change. but every day brings him more losses and heartbreak and he is barely surviving himself. the director of cricket at yorkshire cricket club, martyn moxon, as well as its head coach andrew gale and all the members of the coaching staff have left, following the racism scandal. a report found former player azeem rafiq was a victim of "racial harassment an