at bangor university, the students union say some students have been found staying in the university's study space in the pontio building. this is very concerning. like, even if students are sleeping in pontio, using washrooms, for example, early in the mornings, trying to get ready for the classes. and again, if students are coming from liverpool and manchester, they are travelling as well, then they are taking their classes on, for example, mondays and then staying over for example, overnight and on tuesday, they are taking again classes and then going back again. it had become such an issue here that it was one of the main reasons the student union opened a new living room space on campus this year. bangor university said it had support services available to help with accommodation. students at swansea have said they faced similar difficulties settling in wales. patience told us she has found herself staying in a shared apartment with her children for months while looking for a place to live. you are forced to stay in a shared apartment which normally you wouldn't. you stay in place

for more on this let's speak to julia jones now, she's a professor of conservation at bangor universityow significant is this? i think everyone needs a good news story once in a while and this really is positive story. re—introductions of lost species, often attract a lot of attention whether beavers or ospreys or eagles and we often don't pay so much attention to a small plant. but it's attention to a small plant. but its positive, it is a step in the right direction. ~ ., ., ., ~ ., direction. what do we need to know about this plant? _ direction. what do we need to know about this plant? i _ direction. what do we need to know about this plant? i will _ direction. what do we need to know about this plant? i will paint - direction. what do we need to know about this plant? i will paint a - about this plant? i will paint a icture about this plant? i will paint a picture for _ about this plant? i will paint a picture for you. _ about this plant? i will paint a picture for you. it _ about this plant? i will paint a picture for you. it is _ about this plant? i will paint a picture for you.

for more on this, let's speak to dr craig shuttleworth, a research scientist at bangor university inoment. it is very much so because _ anglesey at the moment. it is very much so because grey _ anglesey at the moment. it is very much so because grey squirrels - anglesey at the moment. it is very l much so because grey squirrels carry a virus which doesn't harm them, they don't show any symptoms but if they don't show any symptoms but if they spread it to the reds, it kills them fairly quickly. and also they spread it to one another, it goes through the reds very rapidly. do you have any idea how the greys got there? anglesey must be slightly easier to control because it is harder to get in and out because it is essentially an island. yes harder to get in and out because it is essentially an island.— is essentially an island. yes but it has two bridges _ is essentially an island. yes but it has two bridges over, _ is essentially an island. yes but it has two bridges over, grey - has two bridges over, grey squirrels, can swim, when they can get over, there is video of grey squirrels in

. >> well joining us now is the senior lecturer of natural sciences at bangor university, christian dunn dunn. christian, it seems unusual , jul, that seems unusual, jul, that something like this could happen in a developed country like the united kingdom. have we seen anything like this before? >> yeah, we do occasionally have these these , these outbreaks. these these, these outbreaks. but i would stress that it is unusual. you know, in general, our water, our potable, our drinking water in the uk is one of the best in the world. so this is unusual. >> it is i mean it does highlight doesn't it, the trust that we put in our water companies, that the water that we consume, that we drink from our taps is safe to drink? >> i mean, it doesn't seem like a big ask, but it's a huge amount of trust that we put in them, isn't it? >> very much so and so when these sorts of issues happen, it does affect, it does affect the feeling that people as well have about water companies in the uk. because let's not forget, water companies and the water industry has come under a lot of flak recently over the

. >> i worked at a college in maine at hudson university in bangor, and in no how critical federal financial aid and other support are for students. in many cases it makes a difference between whether they go to college or not. and this is particularly true with first-generation college students. in fact, when i worked at hudson, the majority of students were first-generation. one reason that i wanted to help lamarck alexander and others simply by the process is i heard so many complaints about it. and the statistics that senator capito showed you about what's happening in west virginia, i'm sure to be applied to the state of maine. so the problem is that the ineptitude here has real-life consequences. and i'm curious whether you considered testing the new system with a small group of schools to ensure that it worked before it went live? >> thank you for that and think for sharing that perspective. i am in agreement with you can win to get a bite for students and this will have an impact for generations. and is the process did involve testing and getting information from colleges. we've been

his father was a sophomore at the university of bain when he enlisted in the army at the recruiting center and bangorservice company was deployed to italy in the early 1995. also with us here today is who honored her father and the ghost army. william served as the captain of the camouflage engineer unit. he received the bronze star for meritorious service for five battle engagements. these veterans were among the hand-picked soldiers who volunteered for the ghost army's remarkable assignments on the front line to europe. using this deception like inflatable tanks, aircraft and artillery's loudspeakers and fake radio transmissions. this unit outmaneuvered and deceived the nazis. at great personal risk, these soldiers successfully diverted enemy resources. and as we have heard today, saved tens of thousands of american lives. the courage and ingenuity of these top-secret units were pivotal across the european theater in world war ii. and, like any my father also was a veteran of the battle of the bulge where he was wounded twice and secured two purple hearts. the ingenuity and contributions of the gho

bangor, always good to speak to you on all matters to do with immigration. >> well, coming up next, students in the uk have set up sit in camps across our universities .ing to be universities. we're going to be live at one of them. good grief. good afternoon. britain. it's 12:24. now. students in the uk have set up sit in camps across universities to protest israel's war with hamas. yes there are reports coming in from leeds, sheffield and newcastle too. >> so is this gaining momentum? well this is after 300 people were arrested in new york alone over pro—palestinian protests yesterday. >> so what's going on with all of these protests? they seem to be spreading from university city to university city, from country to country. >> yes. shall we talk to the director of the new culture forum, peter whittle, about all this, peter, your reaction to what we're seeing? so we've seen the riot police get involved on in campuses in the united states . we've seen hundreds of students barricade themselves into buildings claiming that they are pro—palestine protesters. we're now seeing in this country a little bit of copycat . copycat. >> we indeed are seeing that,