it was originally going to be called boaty mcboatface. but ministers intervened.tied permitting. victoria gill has been investigating. putting the finishing touches to a giant. why britain's newest polar research was famed for the public‘s decision to name its boaty mcboatface it now there's a far more celebrated name. building the 129 metre r r s sir david attenborough has ta ken the 129 metre r r s sir david attenborough has taken 1 the 129 metre r r s sir david attenborough has taken1 million individual pieces of steel and 450 kilometres of wire. she is not the biggest wrestle to be built on the mersey, but it is unique. as well as on—board mersey, but it is unique. as well as on—boa rd laboratories mersey, but it is unique. as well as on—board laboratories for mersey, but it is unique. as well as on—boa rd laboratories for the mersey, but it is unique. as well as on—board laboratories for the 60 scientists who will work aboard, it has hugely insulated freezers to contain and keep safe frozen samples. the sir david attenborough is the most technologically advan

do you remember boaty mcboatface? how could you forget!uild at a cost of more than £200 million but britain's new polar research ship is now ready to go in to the water. the name is the rrs sir david attenborough, not boaty mcboatface. even though the public voted for that. they did. it isn't quite appropriate though. it will be launched into the river mersey this afternoon by the man himself — tide permitting. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill has more. putting the finishing touches to a giant. while britain's newest polar research ship was famed for the public‘s decision to name it boaty mcboatface, the vessel now bears a far more celebrated name. building the 129 metre rrs sir david attenborough has taken a million individual pieces of steel and a50 kilometres of wire. and while she's not the biggest vessel to be built here on the mersey, this ship is unique. as well as onboard laboratories for the 60 scientists who will work aboard, the ship has giant hugely insulated freezers to contain and keep safe frozen samples from the plan

ministers intervened after a public vote left the vessel with the name boaty mcboatface.ch is appropriate. totally. he is a dearly regarded man. but boaty mcboatface is much more funny. have we got mike mcbushface in the wings of the sport? that was not funny. i'm sorry. i should sport? that was not funny. i'm sorry. ishould have sport? that was not funny. i'm sorry. i should have thought about that. it looks glorious fare. one more day at wimbledon, you should be soaking this up, i should think. more day at wimbledon, you should be soaking this up, i should thinklj am, soaking this up, i should think.” am, making the most of the peace and quiet after what was a ridiculous day yesterday and you say mcbushface, after the history making match on centre court yesterday, we would all end up with long beards and white hair after it, 6.5 hours, the longest ever men's semifinal on centre court, and behind me i was trying to put it in terms of other sports and i know it is different sport, football, of course, the third place play—off is today but sometimes you simply is getting

ministers intervened after a public vote left the vessel with the name boaty mcboatface.did you call him earlier? let's not go there again! the lovely mike is in wimbledon. what are those eyes doing behind you? it looks like they are hoovering. 0ver your right shoulder. yes, they have got their work cut out this morning, and on the far side they are sweeping up. the fact is, they were here until 11pm playing in the second men's semifinal. that is because of this historic match involving kevin anderson and john isner. it was the second longest match in england history, it lasted just over 6.5 hours. imagine that, the heat of the sun, on into the evening. think of the umpire satin his chairfor that long. the dust is now settling on this historic match. isner himself was involved in the longest, eight years ago against nicolas mahut. hundreds started queuing up for "resale" tickets, hoping to take the place of fans who had to leave. rafael nadal and novak djokovic were forced to wait patiently for their turn on centre court, with djokovic finding a novel way to pass the time

sir david attenborough launches the polar research ship which was almost called boaty mcboatface.nd germany's angelique kerber beats the favourite, serena williams, to win her first wimbledon title. good evening. donald trump's uk visit has prompted more protests, this time in scotland, where the president has been taking time off, playing golf at his resort in ayrshire. the international trade secretary, liam fox, has described those who've turned out to demonstrate against mrtrump as an "embarrassment to themselves". but scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, publicly criticised the president's policies — on climate change, minorities and the treatment of women. from mr trump's turnberry resort, lorna gordon reports. this has been described as a private visit to scotland, but president trump is not publicity shy. making his way around the turnberry fairways, acknowledging the waiting media and protesters. booing donald trump the businessman owns two golf courses in scotland. donald trump the president calls his ayrshire resort "magical". president trump has described his tr

the rrs sir david attenborough, which was nearly named boaty mcboatface, was launched into the river1. launch. years of work leading to this momentous splash. britain's ten—tonne polar research ship afloat for the very first time in the river mersey. it was famed for the public‘s decision to name it boaty mcboatface, but the vessel now bears a far more celebrated name. building the 129—metre rrs sir david attenborough has taken 1 million individual pieces of steel and a50 km of wire. and while she's not the biggest vessel to be built here on the mersey, this ship is unique. as well as onboard laboratories for the 60 scientists who will work aboard, the ship has giant, hugely insulated freezers to contain and keep safe frozen sa m ples from the planet's polar regions. the sir david attenborough is the most technologically advanced research vessel ever built in this country, and because of her size they've had to wait for the highest tide to get her into the river mersey, but she's destined for much more extreme environments. this is how the ship will look when the real exploration beg

it was famed for the public‘s decision to name it boaty mcboatface, but the vessel now bears afar moreelebrated name. building the 129—metre rrs sir david attenborough has taken 1 million individual pieces of steel and a50 km of wire. and while she's not the biggest vessel to be built here on the mersey, this ship is unique. as well as onboard laboratories for the 60 scientists who will work aboard, the ship has giant, hugely insulated freezers to contain and keep safe frozen sa m ples from the planet's polar regions. the sir david attenborough is the most technologically advanced research vessel ever built in this country, and because of her size they've had to wait for the highest tide to get her into the river mersey, but she's destined for much more extreme environments. this is how the ship will look when the real exploration begins, and the captain himself has had a hand in preparing his vessel for some genuinely uncharted territory. one of the things i was very keen on putting on the vessel was a forward facing sonar, so that gives us an image, a kilometre ahead of the vessel, 3

boaty mcboatface, it never was, but sir david attenborough launched this ship yesterday, the rss sirtish, they have the world cup with a joyous outpouring of national celebration and this again, i cannot imagine many other countries that would have selected boaty mcboatface but we did, but thankfully i think the organisers said they needed a serious name for a serious boat they come up with david attenborough in the end and that was a great dedication to the naturalist. the end and that was a great dedication to the naturalistm the end and that was a great dedication to the naturalist. it was only a matter of time before we talked about this, the thai cave rescue being turned into a film. i mean, hollywood will be jumping all over themselves to get the rights. hollywood loves a story where there is adversity and tragedy as well because we mustn't forget that one person died in the rescue operation, but ultimately the 12 boys and their coach were rescued and i think hollywood sees a film in the making. they talk about the rights and obviously i don't understand movie rights but you wo

i don't think we will end up with a boaty mcboatface for the rover.the name chosen by more than 100,000 people for this polar explorer ship in 2016. but in case you are tempted by the likes of rovery mcroverface, be warned. an expert panel will have the final say. how about this for a bigger audience? —— big audience. more than a thousand spectators gathered to cheer on the release of two sea turtles, who were rescued and rehabilitated at an animal hospital in florida. they've been fitted with satellite—trackers and returned to the ocean to become part of the tour de turtles, an annual event that follows the long—distance migration of different species of sea turtles. lovely pictures from florida. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. hello. despite quite a bit of cloud to start the day, it will be drier and brighter throughout the rest of saturday. with those lengthy spells of sunshine coming through, temperatures are expected to be higher than yesterday. they fly in the ointment is raining the north west of scotland later but

well, i don‘t think we‘re going to end up with boaty mcboatface on this mars rover!z. let‘s see what the weather has gotten let‘s see what the weather has gotte n store let‘s see what the weather has gotten store or over the next couple of days. a pretty good idea of what is in the forecast. tomorrow, a lot of very warm weather on the way and quite sunny, and not a clear blue skies but sunny enough. however, through this evening and overnight we are going to see a lot of cloud, very moist humid air coming our way andi very moist humid air coming our way and i might be a little bit of drizzle around the coasts and murky conditions in the countryside. warm, 15 in belfast and early on sunday morning. no lower than around 18 degrees in london. promises to be a hot sunday across the uk. not clear blue skies, but summertime clouds andi blue skies, but summertime clouds and i think hazy conditions may be out towards the northwest with a few spots of rain. down south i think the high 20s is the story. then for the high 20s is the story. then for the coming days the temperatu

we are worried about getting a boaty mcboatface thing going, so we will see how that works.d just briefly, very much back to earth, well, kind of under the earth, the world thai boys and their coach who spent 13 daysin boys and their coach who spent 13 days in the case system in thailand are to be exposed to the media glare in the outside world later and they will be discharged from hospital. the international rescue effort made headlines around the world. authorities and psychologists are warning that the media spotlight could put them under huge pressure and add to their trauma. let's hope they are treated as gently as possible. more on all of the news anytime on the bbc website. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. i'm @bbc mike embley. thank you for watching. hello there. well, depending on how you look at it, some lucky gardens have received some rainfall during monday and tuesday, but the vast majority of the country on tuesday was dry with plenty of sunshine around, some glorious sunset scenes up and down the country. there were a few heav

than avoid the repeat which saw more than a thousand people vote to call an arctic explorer boaty mcboatfaceing announcements over the loud speakers at railway stations. actually, they probablyjust blend into the background for most of all. some are easier to understand than others. for the last six months, one of london's busiest underground stations has been trying an unusual way to get passegners attention. dougal shaw reports. around a 250,000 people use victoria station in london each weekday, and for the past few months, they've been hearing an unusual voice. meet the station's newest and youngest safety announcer, nine—year—old megan. her proud parents both work at the station. i said to my colleague that my wife was bringing down the two kids to meet me after work, and he said, "would megan mind doing a pa announcement?" she does like a bit of acting, so i knew she'd be up for it. i was really nervous when i first was going to do it, but then once i did it i thought, "this is actually 0k." hello, everybody, and please listen up. take care on the escalators, hold on to the hand rail a

well, i don‘t think we‘re going to end up with boaty mcboatface on this mars rover!pted by the likes of rovey mcroverface for exomars, be warned — an expert panel will have the final say. caroline rigby, bbc news. the exceptionally dry start to the summer, is forcing the closure of one of britain‘s longest waterways. 55—miles of the leeds and liverpool canal will shut for a month at the end ofjuly, because of concerns over water supplies. phil bodmer has the story. in group boat navigates the canal. from the end of this month that will no longer be possible as a 55 mile stretch of one of president‘s most popular waterways is closed sadly because of a lack of water. we have not got the water to fugitive the canal to keep going. it‘s a difficult decision for us to take, but it simply down to this glorious summer we are but it simply down to this glorious summer we are all enjoying. the canal which crosses from yorkshire and lancashire is the largest man made waterway in britain. it‘s also one of the highest with water travelling downhill from huge reservoirs. just one

remember boaty mcboatface a few years ago, the online poll to find a name for a research ship headingch, this time to name a european rover that will head to mars in 2020. astronaut tim peake is leading the hunt for the name. it's currently called exomars. all ideas will be put before an expert panel who will make the final choice. we all have our own experiences of hearing announcements, or not, over the loud speakers at railway stations. some are easier to understand than others. for the last six months, one of london's busiest underground stations has been trying an unusual way to get passegners attention. dougal shaw reports. around a 250,000 people use victoria station in london each weekday, and for the past few months, they've been hearing an unusual voice. meet the station's newest and youngest safety announcer, nine—year—old megan. are proud parents both work at the station. i said to my colleague my wife was bringing down the two kids to meet me after work. and they said del miguel diaz—canel max said, does make an want to do a bit of an announcement? she loves acting so i k

commercial ship built in britain for three decades after ministers rejected a public vote for boaty mcboatface, one, launch. years of work and one momentous splash — as britain's newest polar research ship floats for the very first time in the river mersey, the man whose name it now bears considers the role the vessel will play in polar science. it's only in recent years that we've discovered how dangerous plastic is. before that, we didn't really understand about cfcs and the problems of what it was doing to the atmosphere and the ozone layer. and so what this ship will be discovering is not only solutions but revealing problems to which i hope it will find the solutions. while she's not the biggest vessel built here on the mersey, this ship will be a unique place for researchers to work. we'll have the labs, mostly aft, cabin areas, and then this little bit in between which has got a coffee shop, there's a gym and a sauna just forward. nice! yeah. as well as labs and living quarters, the vessel has giant freezers to keep safe scientific samples from the polar extremes of our planet. now that

well, i don't think we're going to end up with boaty mcboatface on this mars rover!xplorer ship in 2016. butjust in case you are tempted by the likes of rovey mcroverface for exomars, be warned — an expert panel will have the final say. caroline rigby, bbc news. you can see a paper wafting. you'd think she would know by now. the weather is turning out to be not too hot for most of us. around low 20s and low cloud in the sky. it is going to be very warm in the south compared to what we normally get at this time of year but hotter weather is on the way. at the moment the jet strea m is on the way. at the moment the jet stream is making a brief appearance, sending some clouds and a few spits and spots of rain our way. not nearly enough rain and we do need the rainfall. tonight is a case of thick cloud across many northwestern pa rt thick cloud across many northwestern part of the country. very muggy, 18 in london and 15 in belfast. this is very moist air coming off the atla ntic very moist air coming off the atlantic and that will be with us through tomorrow. it might b

we are a little worried about getting a boaty mcboatface thing going, so we will see how that works.bition devoted to his life has opened in ireland. members of his family were there for its launch and they're hoping it can help draw attention to issues like mental health and addiction. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. the and. —— for many, they were abandoned their generation, and he was there voice. but that voice was silenced when kurt cobain took his own life in the spring of 1994. this exhibition shows memories of his childhood and mementos of his career. his daughter, his mother and his sister all came to co kildare for its opening, which they admit is a bittersweet occasion. it is hard for me to listen to his music because there is a emotional attachments, it is notjust kurt cobain singing, it is like hearing my dad's voice almost more consistently than hearing his speaking voice, i have heard his singing voice, and that is something ofan singing voice, and that is something of an emotional ties. these family photos show the child, the young man that that would become a rock icon

we are worried about getting a boaty mcboatface thing going, so we will see how that works.ing. hello there. well, depending on how you look at it, some lucky gardens have received some rainfall during monday and tuesday, but the vast majority of the country on tuesday was dry with plenty of sunshine around, some glorious sunset scenes up and down the country. there were a few heavy showers around across northern scotland. this is a weather watchers view looking out off the coast of peterhead, with some downpours there across the water. these showers will continue to fizzle out during the early part of wednesday and then, generally speaking, most places will end up being dry first thing. variable amounts of cloud, some clear spells. quite a warm one across southern areas, but across scotland and northern england, a few chilly spots there. certainly outer towns and cities. to wednesday, starting off on a larger dry note. again, for most places, it's going to be a dry afternoon as well. shower clouds will bubble up across northern and western areas, and like tuesday, some of t

i don't think we will end up with a boaty mcboatface for the rover.olar explorer ship in 2016. but in case you are tempted by the likes of rovery mcroverface, be warned. an export panel will have the final say. —— expert. venezuela is in the grip of a protracted political and economic crisis. years of crippling recession has led to poverty, protests and a brain drain as hundreds of thousands seek a better life abroad. but it's also taken its toll on one of the nation's most cherished institutions, as andy beatt reports. fast fading glories of caracas that pause world renowned botanical gardens. 0ne pause world renowned botanical gardens. one more that of venezuela's desperate decline. as chaos and golf to country and the capital, the gardens have fallen victim to a chronic lack of investment. shortages of water and electricity and repeated looting. translation: the garden was very beautiful. i saw some photographs they have here that showjust how beautiful it was. but the recent looting has been devastating. the entire electrical system was stolen, as

it was named after sir david after ministers rejected the winning name in a public vote, boaty mcboatfaceeen a splendid day here on merseyside to witness the biggest ship built in britain in three decades go in the water. named, as you say, after sir david attenborough, and he was here, of course, to press the big ceremonial button that sent it on its way. three, two, one, launch. it was a wonderful engineering moment, actually. it went a bit faster into the water than we were expecting, but it looked superb. sir david himself is determined to go out on sea trials when they begin early next year but, to do that, they've got a bit more work to do. they've got to put the upper decks on and then they've got to fit all the equipment inside. an iceberg the size of a hill has drifted close to a small village on the western coast of greenland, prompting fears that waves could overwhelm homes there. the village, which has around 170 residents, has been partially evacuated. it's feared the iceberg could break apart, with waves flooding the coastline. serena williams could make tennis history at wi

well, i don't think we are going to end up with boaty mcboatface on this mars rover. polar explorer ship in 2016. butjust in case you are tempted by the likes of rovey mcroverface, for exomars, be warned. an expert panel will have the final say. caroline rigby, bbc news. millions of passengers pass through the london underground network each year — but in the hustle and bustle hundreds get injured in trips, slips and falls. now, in an effort to cut these numbers, victoria station is taking an unusual approach to get passengers to pay attention to safety announcements. dougal shaw reports. around 250,000 people use victoria station in london each weekday, and for past few months, they've been hearing an unusual voice. meet the station's newest — and youngest — safety announcer, 9—year—old megan. her proud parents both work at the station. i said to my colleague that my wife was bringing down the two kids to meet me after work and he said, "would megan mind doing a pa announcement?" she does like a bit of acting. i knew she's be up for it. i was really nervous when i fi

it was named after sir david after ministers rejected the winning name in a public vote, boaty mcboatfacee correspondent, jonathan amos, is at the slipway in birkenhead. good afternoon, jonathan. good afternoon, jonathan. hello, sean. well, it's been a splendid day here on merseyside to witness the biggest ship built in britain on three decades ago in the water. named, as you say, after sir david attenborough. and he was here, of course, to press the big ceremonial but that set it on its way. three, two, one... launch! it was a wonderful engineering moment, actually. it went a bit faster into the water than we were expecting, but it looked superb. sir david himself is determined to go out on sea trials when they begin early next year. but to do that, they've got a bit more work to do. they've got to put the upper decks on, and they've got to fit all the appointment inside. jonathan amos in birkenhead, a fabulous site, thank you —— they've got to fit all of the equipment inside. serena williams could make tennis history at wimbledon this afternoon. if she beats germany's angelique kerber,

well, i don't think we are going to end up with boaty mcboatface on this mars rover!r explorer ship in 2016. butjust in case you are tempted by the likes of rovey mcroverface, for exomars, be warned — an expert panel will have the final say. caroline rigby, bbc news. the girl guides have launched new badges which they say reflects the modern world. they include vlogging, human rights, mixing non—alcoholic drinks and mindfulness. younger guides, aged 10—14, will be trained to spot media bias and discuss human rights, while older ones can learn the art of festival—going and how to be an entrepreneur. as temperatures remain high, this spell of hot weather is being compared to the longest heatwave in britain in living memory, 1976. the met office says there is no significant sign of change any time soon, as forecasters expect temperatures to feel even hotter next week. speaking to us earlier, jim dale, a senior risk meteorologist, said it's been a year of extreme weather. i think we go back to 1995 first. that's the most recent, what you might call heatwave that lasted. i

now, remember boaty mcboatface a few years ago? the online poll to find a name a research ship?hat'll had to mars in 2020. all ideas will be put forward by an expert panel that will make the final choice. that's it. goodbye for 110w. hello. some areas were lucky enough to have some useful rain on friday. 0thers, though, just had the cloud and hardly anything fell from it and it is looking mainly dry for the weekend as the nose of high pressure builds in behind that rain—bearing weather system clearing away south—eastwards. for early risers saturday morning, a lot of cloud around, rather misty and murky in places, for england and wales anywhere at any stage in the day there's the chance of a hit—and—miss shower. most will avoid them and stay dry with warm sunny spells developing. warm anywhere where you get to see sunshine, not a lot of cloud around for northern scotland and north—east scotland and thickening further later in the day. this is apm, south to north across the uk, at this stage parts of southern england and south wales most favoured for an isolated shower. most stay

well, i don't think we are going to end up with boaty mcboatface on this mars rover!in case you are tempted by the likes of rovey mcroverface, for exomars, be warned — an expert panel will have the final say. caroline rigby, bbc news. they get up to 60 mph — quicker than a formula one car — and yet speedway bikes have no gears and no brakes. this weekend is the biggest of the speedway calendar, with the british grand prix taking place at the principality stadium in cardiff. to get a taste of these most extreme motorbikes, mike bushelljoined britain s rising star robert lambert in training. the glitz and the glamour welcomes those in a sport that's all about true grit. faster acceleration than formula one cars, hitting the bends with no brakes at 70 mph, while your rivals shower you in shale. the world's best speedway riders have gathered in cardiff for the british grand prix — the highlight of the calendar. it's such a big stadium, and not normally used for speedway. it's normally used for rugby, football, that kind of thing, so to put thousands of tons of shale down

i don't think we will end up with a boaty mcboatface for the rover. ship in 2016. but in case you are tempted by the likes of rovery mcroverface, be warned. an expert panel will have the final say. those are the main stories this morning. aleksandr flourish at the end. dramatic. the finale to lead into the sport were it is very dramatic at carnoustie. camera conditions after yesterday. lots of the big names have gone. the top two in the world rankings, justin thomas and dustinjohnson, they are out, not in contention. tommy fleetwood and rory mcilroy are both well in the mix at the open championship. they're both chasing the americans, though. 0vernight leader kevin kisner remains at the top of the leaderboard on six under, and he's now joined by zach johnson who played brilliantly yesterday. fleetwood is aiming to become the first englishman since 1992 to win it, and he shot the best second round of all, a 65, to rocket up the leaderboard from nowhere. mcilroy, of course, won the open in 201a, and put together another tidy round of 69 and is four unde

you‘ll no doubt remember boaty mcboatface, the name given to a polar research ship by a public vote.t time this afternoon, and our science correspondent victoria gill is standing by. it isa it is a really impressive ship, isn‘t it? good morning. good morning. it is, especially on a day like this, it is gleaming in the sunshine. we run the banks of the river mersey. this is the rss sir david attenborough, which will be going into the water for the first time at 12:20 p:m.. the great man himself will trigger the launch and push the ship down the launch and push the ship down the slipway into the water. you can see a crane moving around on the top deck. that is the lunch party going on board, who will be on board the ship when it is going into the water. john drummond is the project director. you let the building of this vessel. how nervous i? it is a nervous day but the fantastic day for the business and the company. we have worked really hard to get to this stage. at 12:20 p:m., when sir david presses the button, the vessel will descend into the river. it has been a tough couple of we

well, i don't think we will end up with a boaty mcboatface for this rover. in case you are tempted by the likes of rovey mcroverface for exomars, be warned — an exprrt panel will have the final say. those naming things have a tendency to go in directions that designers would not want. what have you got for us, mike? well, in the gulf, a lot of big names have gone. two names closer to home, though, fleetwood and mac. there is still an awful lot of americans at the top. look atjordan spieth, as well, shooting up the leaderboard yesterday. they are both chasing the americans, though. 0vernight leader kevin kisner remains at the top of the leaderboard, on six—under, and he is nowjoined by zachjohnson, who played brilliantly yesterday. fleetwood is aiming to become the first englishman since 1992 to win it, and he shot the best second round of all, a 65, to rocket up the leaderboard from nowhere. mcilroy, of course, won the open in 2014, and put together another tidy round of 69, and is four—under—par_ i can't lie about it, if i could pick one tournament in my li