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birkenhead park was the world's first publicly funded park.since then has become the blueprint for green spaces around the world, most famously for new york's central park. and today, this green space welcomes around 2 million visitors every year. we do get visitors coming from all over the world we want people to come in on the cruise ships, come to the park and see what we've got here, because i know central park's probably ten times bigger than this. but we're special. we area we are a little oasis. we used to come here we were young — we used to come here we were young. now are not quite as young. — now are not quite as young. we got the kids, the grandkids. they're all here now and we love it. other sites shortlisted for the honour include york city centre and a collection of iron age settlements in shetland. there are 33 unesco sites in the uk, and birkenhead park is hoping tojoin them on the prestigious list, which recognises cultural, historical or scientific significance. hey i'm kash with the catch up tonight. biden visit northern ir

birkenhead park was the will�*s first publicly funded park.7 and since then has become the blueprint for green spaces around the world, most famously for new york's central park and today the screen space welcomes around 2 million visitors every year. we do get visitors coming from all over the world because of its links with central park. we want people to come in on the cruise ships, come to the park and see what we've got here because i'm no central park is probably ten times bigger than this but we are special. we are a little oasis in the middle of a jungle, really. we used to come here when we were young, now we are not writers young. we got the kids and grandkids, they are all here in quite with the site shortlisted, there are 33 unesco sites in the uk, two in the north—west. and birkenhead park is hoping to join them on the prestigious list which recognises cultural, historical or scientific significant. hi there. i'm alice with the catch up. the uk prime minister rishi sunak says he wants all school pupils in england to study some mat

birkenhead park was the world's first publicly funded park.aces around the world, most famously for new york's central park. and today, this green space welcomes around 2 million visitors every year. we do get visitors coming from all over the world because of its links with central park. we want people to come in on the cruise ships, come to the park and see what we've got here, because i know central park's probably ten times bigger than this. but we're special. we're a little oasis in the middle of what's a concrete jungle. we used to come when we were young. now were not quite as young. we got the kids, the grandkids. they're all here now and we love it. other sites shortlisted for the honour include york city centre and a collection of iron age settlements in shetland. there are 33 unesco sites in the uk, two in the north west — jodrell bank and the lake district national park and birkenhead park is hoping to join them on the prestigious list, which recognises cultural, historical or scientific significance. you're live with bbc news. now

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birkenhead park was the world's first publicly funded park.es around the world, most famously for new york's central park. and today, this green space welcomes around 2 million visitors every year. we do get visitors coming from all over the world we want people to come in on the cruise ships, come to the park and see what we've got here, because i know central park's probably ten times bigger than this. but we're special. we got the kids, the grandkids. they're all here now and we love it. other sites shortlisted for the honour include york city centre and a collection of iron age settlements in shetland. there are 33 unesco sites in the uk, and birkenhead park is hoping to join them on the prestigious list, which recognises cultural, historical or scientific significance. you're live with bbc news. let's return to that breaking news, we have heard from buckingham palace news that the duke of sussex will attend the king's carnation and westminster abbey on the 6th of may, that news just breaking in the last little while. let's cross to our ro

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but also birkenhead park was the progenitor of parks not only in the united states, but also in europeered exmoor ponies, and a stallion named after alan partridge is leading the way. he's the first to take part in a gene bank scheme, which will map the genetics of the line. janine jansen has been to find out more. aha! alan partridge could be the saviour of the _ aha! alan partridge could be the saviour of the exmoor _ aha! alan partridge could be the saviour of the exmoor pony. i aha! alan partridge could be the saviour of the exmoor pony. no, aha! alan partridge could be the i saviour of the exmoor pony. no, not that allen, the salon. why is this exmoor stallion named after the comedy character? he exmoor stallion named after the comedy character?— comedy character? he is named elsinore alan — comedy character? he is named elsinore alan partridge. - comedy character? he is named elsinore alan partridge. his i comedy character? he is named i elsinore alan partridge. his breeder uses the prefix elsinore for her ponies that she breeds, and she likes to choose from tv personalities to a

maybe in birkenhead park.with the state of my heart. in fact we discussed my funeral at length, me and cilla, and she had a major role in it involving a mantilla and lilies. i have to rethink that. and fans can only hope that right now, somewhere, up there, cilla is helping paul live his very best afterlife. here in manchester's gay village, his face has become something of a pilgrimage for fans who knew he had broken the mould. i don't touch milk. the only time i have dairy produce is if i drink a bottle of baileys. the amount of people that have turned up to have their photographs taken with it is unbelievable. it's cracking. it just tells you the love for the guy. you were there at a really special time in his life, weren't you? i was lucky enough to be there for his last ever performance as lily at the royal vauxhall tavern and that was just a night, i can't tell you, it was amazing. paul began as a champion of the underdog, as a children's home manager and then social worker. we would go into the home and

anglo—saxon, viking and norman inhabitants, with civic and religious buildings including its minster birkenhead parkt this beautiful pristine wreath here in the caribbean is being recognised as a potential candidate for world heritage site status.— a potential candidate for world heritage site status. what else would it mean _ heritage site status. what else would it mean for— heritage site status. what else would it mean for you, - heritage site status. what else would it mean for you, clearly | would it mean for you, clearly protection for nature and clearly also a tourism element for this that might help you put you on the map a little? ., , ~ might help you put you on the map a little? . , ~ , , little? certainly. and everybody knows the _ little? certainly. and everybody knows the world _ little? certainly. and everybody knows the world heritage - little? certainly. and everybody knows the world heritage sites | little? certainly. and everybody. knows the world heritage sites in the legend that goes along with being among its participants and so, the feather in the cap and the recognition of th