david attenborough was at university couege david attenborough was at university college london todayhe plankton. studentsioam the scientists who'd been working on the plankton. studentsloafl as l mm i777": time. hello. i'm very well. enjoying these, obviously? ithink they time. hello. i'm very well. enjoying these, obviously? i think they are stunning. what about the one named after blue planet, this little one here? not sure about the likeness... laughter but he had a serious point, too, that plankton have a vital role to play for the planet as a whole. they are an essential element in the whole cycle of oxygen production and carbon dioxide. and you mess about with this sort of thing and the echoes, the reverberations, the consequences, extend throughout the atmosphere. the lecture hall was packed to see the great man, and to celebrate the naming of the blue planet plankton. david attenborough was then handed a model that which seems to entreat him. isn't it marvellous that what science does is produce mystery? this is a mystery. laughter with adoring expressions, the stu d e nts wit

david attenborough was at university college london today with some of the scientists who've been working on the plankton. students looked on as he saw images of it for the first time. 0h, hello, david. hi, how are you? i'm very well. you're enjoying these, obviously? oh, i think they're marvellous, i think they're stunning. what about the one named after blue planet, this little one here? i'm not sure about the likeness, but... but he had a serious point, too, that plankton have a vital role to play for the planet as a whole. they are an essential element in the whole cycle of oxygen production and carbon dioxide, and all the rest of it. you mess about with this sort of thing and the echoes, and the reverberations, the consequences, extend throughout the atmosphere. a lecture hall was packed to see the great man. with adoring expressions, the students and staff hung on every word. david attenborough has a remarkable ability to inspire. microscopic plants, encased in shells of limestone... more than 30 years ago, he highlighted the importance of plankton. now, one of these tiny, intricate

why the motivation now, is it down to david attenborough? i think, the pressure, the focus being put on by david attenborough, blue planet, by the ngos, by consumers, actually, that has helped the momentum behind this, we have been working on this for six months or four, with the ellen macarthur foundation because the uk pact is the first of a planned network of pacts going globally. 0k, and we compare to other european countries? we need to get much better, we are very good at recycling plastic bottles but we need to get better at recycling some of the other things. what we don't haveis of the other things. what we don't have is a big reliance on energy from waste. this gives us the advantage that we can make the plastic into a second and other products and recycle it and reuse it asa products and recycle it and reuse it as a valuable resource, keeping it in the economy and out of the environment, that is at the heart of the pact. we will be leading away if we transform the system as we hope to under the pact. we will get reaction to the pa

david attenborough was at university college london today with some of the scientists who've been workinghello, david. hi, how are you? i'm very well. you're enjoying these, obviously? oh, i think they're marvellous, i think they're stunning. what about the one named after blue planet, this little one here? i'm not sure about the likeness, but... but he had a serious point, too, that plankton have a vital role to play for the planet as a whole. they are an essential element in the whole cycle of oxygen production and carbon dioxide, and all the rest of it. you mess about with this sort of thing and the echoes, and the reverberations, the consequences, extend throughout the atmosphere.

scientists at university college london bestowed the honour on sir david attenborough and the documentaryst time a species has been named after a television programme. now on bbc news it's time for newsnight with evan davies, with a warning that one of tonight's reports contains strong language and violence that some might find distressing. this was 201a. this was 2014. what this does is make it harder for people this was 2014. what this does is make it harderfor people here illegally to be able to carry on living in the uk so access to the things that people have an things on day to day basis like driving licences and bank accounts. and this is now. i take this issue very seriously, the home secretary apologised to the house of commons yesterday for any anxiety caused and i want to apologise to you today, because we are genuinely sorry for any anxiety that's been caused. it's not the first time a minister tried to respond to public concern on something without thinking through the full run of occasions of their policy. but this is a case with painful consequences. it's hard. the whole fa

sir david attenborough and his blue planet team were given that particular honour today. ctrified audiences around the world, but these forms of life all depend on one thing... plankton.

you need eight series link to david attenborough. feet up with a cup of tea.hard, did you know that starfish eight coral? i don't want to be clever, but i did. we have been talking about dj sunda masal. you might have missed that.” talking about dj sunda masal. you might have missed that. i heard that. i thought it might be something like dj interesting.” that. i thought it might be something like dj interesting. i was impressed and alarmed that steve davis was a dj. when he retired, he became a superstar dj. he's been at glastonbury and he has his own show. we are talking about the snooker in a minute and a bit of handbags at the crucible, but let's start with the crucible, but let's start with the football. all of the bottom three took points yesterday. stoke took a draw, southampton are clinging on. it's getting to crunch time. today's matches our clubs at the top of the table. both manchester clubs are in action. united face arsenal, with champions man city playing west ham. but as i mentioned yesterday it was all about the battle at the bottom. as alex gu

the programme's presenter, sir david attenborough, said it would raise the profile of an unseen but important feature of the oceans. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. we'll be live in somerset with a dairy farmer as we hear that weeks of rain and unseasonably cold weather have left farms facing acute shortages of feed and fodder. at 8pm, we'll be speaking to a former immigration officer about how some windrush migrants lost theirjobs and benefits and were threatened with deportation. and finally at 10:30pm later this evening we'll have a look at the first edition of tomorrow mornings papers with caroline wheeler, the deputy political editor at the sunday times, and laura hughes, political correspondent of the financial times. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. these are our sportsday headlines. trouble at rangers, the club captain and kenny miller both suspended after a bust up with the manager after a bust up with the manager after that defeat against celtic. uk anti—doping step

she talks about climate change with famed british naturalist and filmmaker david attenborough. >> alles in another 50 years. >> there used to be, yes. i won't be here, though. >> the documentary also features soon-to-be-married prince harry planting a tree with local people on a caribbean island. >>> the prince and his bride-to-be meghan markle are asking people not to send wedding gifts. buckingham palace says the royal couple would prefer donations to specific charities instead. they have chosen seven organizations tied to causes they are passionate about. that includes groups focused on empowering women, the environment, homelessness, and hiv. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," masters champion patrick reed joins us in the studio. this is the "cbs morning news." but life can throw them off balance. try align, the #1 doctor recommended probiotic. with a unique strain that re-aligns your system. re-align yourself, with align. ♪ you wouldn't accept from any one else. why accept it from your allergy pills? flonase relieves your worst symptoms including nasal congestion, which most pi

you can rely on sir david at attenborough. at attenborough.ough her garden. will be all kinds of different trees growing here in 50 years. growing here in 50 years. there might easily be, yes. might easily be, yes. i went be here, though. i was going to say. sundial, neatly planted in the shade. isn't it good, yes. had we thought of that? thought of that? that it was planted in the shade? in the shade? it wasn't in the shade originally, i'm sure. but, um... maybe we could move it. on whether you want to know the time or not. very diplomatically done. just want to carry on listening to the chapters as they amble along. lovely. they will be more of that to chat in the documentary as well. chat in the documentary as well. of the corner of my eye, i see a beautiful scene. beautiful scene. everybody out for a little bit of body surfing on a lovely afternoon. body surfing on a lovely afternoon. and you might be able to see the start of it. start of it. mike is there for us on the beach. a bit windy, is it? good morning. morning. you are just looking

countries what made a huge difference here was as you are a package said it was a documentary by david attenborough called blue planet that actually showed people what the reality is on the surface of the ocean under the ocean and that really really shocked people it's incredibly incredibly popular brokaw's day here and that made it more of a difference than years of campaigning and regulation and suddenly there's a huge call for action so it's not only just willingness when people know the problem to have something done to do something about it's not just plastic that's harming the environment scientists say so-called healthy foods could also be damaging our planet they say eating lettuce is over three times worse in greenhouse emissions than eating bacon for example that's because lettuce has so few calories that you'd need to eat two whole iceberg lettuce heads to get close to the calorie intake of two rashers of smoked bacon almonds are being blamed for water shortages in california where eighty two percent of the world's arms are produced each one takes any four liters of water to produce and

this place was only opened two years ago by david attenborough.ou can hear some of the birds now. but it's a chilly start to the day. you're in the south—east, is going to be quite a warm day. pretty pleasant. at the moment, a weatherfront warm day. pretty pleasant. at the moment, a weather front coming warm day. pretty pleasant. at the moment, a weatherfront coming in from the west producing some rain. heavy rain overnight across northern ireland. getting across western scotland. if we for the ireland. getting across western scotland. if we for the weekend, ireland. getting across western scotland. if we for the weekend, temperatures ireland. getting across western scotland. if we for the weekend, temperatures are ireland. getting across western scotland. if we for the weekend, temperatures are above ireland. getting across western scotland. if we for the weekend, temperatures are above average. some of us will see temperatures into the mid— 20s. possibly even a little bit more. for the weekend, temperatures are above average. the papers. the mai

in the next hour it may be microscopic but it's a huge honour, the plankton named after sir david attenborough

countries what made a huge difference here was as you are a package said it was a documentary by david attenborough called blue planet that actually showed people what the reality is on the surface of the ocean under the ocean and that really really shocked people it's incredibly incredibly popular brokaw stay here and that made it more of a difference than years of campaigning and regulation and suddenly there's a huge call for action so that it's not only just willing this when people know the problem to have something done to do something about it's not just plastic that's harming the environment scientists say so-called healthy foods could also be damaging our planet they say eating lettuce is over three times worse in greenhouse emissions than eating bacon for example that's because lettuce has so few calories that you'd need to eat two whole iceberg lettuce heads to get close to the calorie intake of two rashers of smoked bacon almonds are being blamed for water shortages in california where eighty two percent of the world's arms are produced each one takes any four liters of water to produce

the queen gives sir david attenborough a tour of her garden. moscow used its un security council veto to block a us resolution calling for an independent inquiry into saturday's attack. the prospect of air strikes has prompted the european air traffic control organisation eurocontrol, to warn airlines of possible missile launches in the next 72 hours. david willis has more. with a show of hands at the un, the security council failed to agree on a global response to the attack on douma, making the prospect of a military strike on syria all the more likely. america's call to set up an investigation was blocked by syria's closest ally, russia, to the frustration of other council members. britain's foreign secretary, borisjohnson, tweeted: but russia's representative at the un urged the west to abandon plans for military action. translation: i would once again ask you, once again beseech you, to refrain from the plan is that you are currently, currently developing for syria. but president trump has vowed to respond forcefully. we've had a number of

you can rely on sir david attenborough to know how to do it without causing offence. with which you will be presented are going to change with our climate changes, and that there will be all kinds of different trees growing here in 50 years maybe. there might easily be, yes. i won't be here, though. i was going to say, a sundial, neatly planted in the shade. isn't it good, yes? had we thought of that? that it was planted in the shade? it wasn't in the shade originally, i'm sure. maybe we could move it. it depends whether you want to know the time or not. the headlines are coming up on the bbc news channel. first we leave you with for a look at the weather. it has been a wet start to the day. we have had big puddles out there this morning and some fields looking muggy. as you can see from this photo in shropshire. you can see the whole mass of rain which has been clearing and moving its way northwards and west. it is tending to break up now so becoming more patchy. southern and eastern areas will start to see some sunshine. it is hard to spot, but there are some blue s

i think there is so much plastic in the world, i mean, planet earth ii, david attenborough little bonfiret particularly, i think plastic is used throughout the book industry and it is not specific to publishers, it is book—sellers selling toys a point of sale, it is shrink wrapping, there are so many different bits of plastic. i started this when i actually ordered a drink in a book shop and somebody brought it with a straw in it and i started to think, well, there are hundreds of book shops in this country, 300 waterstones, blackwell is, and a percentage of them every day are going to be dishing out straws, plastic bags, plastic bottles. on my own, i knew there was nothing i could do about it but i thought an alliance of children's authors, particularly authors like myself that campaign on conservation and nature, we could make it have an effect, hopefully, have a voice. and a lot of young readers are already very engaged with the need to try to reduce plastic waste. yes, again, thanks very much to planet earth ii because the schools i have visited over last couple of months, i had talke

has this been down to david attenborough?ephen eisman who runs the plastic free aisle in denmark. a0 companies saying they will get rid of plastics that cannot be recycled, and use more plastic that can be recycled. that cannot be recycled, and use more plastic that can be recycledlj more plastic that can be recycled.” heard the news. it‘s a great of 11. what is even greater is that they are not just what is even greater is that they are notjust talking about recycla ble are notjust talking about recyclable plastic but also compostable plastics. we have a huge problem. the solution isn‘t only one way. you have to find lots of different solutions. compostables is definitely one for the future. it‘s good a lot of companies are also starting to talk about this aspect. we could still have better quality compostables. more companies involved means better packaging. how does your plastic free aisle work? we set it up to show people that it is possible to do it. we opened up a store which still has the convenience. all of the items

unless of course you're sir david attenborough.as going to say, a sundial neatly planted in the shade. isn't it good, yes. had we thought of that? that it was planted in the shade? sure. hello everyone. this is afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. in salisbury last month, has left hospital. it's understood she's been moved to a secure location. and doctors say he too should be discharged ‘in due course'. well‘ to treatment. our correspondent duncan kennedy reports. for yulia skripal it has been a life—changing five weeks. weeks for yulia skripal. came the news that many never expected to happen. we have now discharged yulia from salisbury district hospital. like to get a rate that request. the end of her treatment but marks a significant milestone. her father has also made significant progress. will be able to leave hospital in due course. to have the biggest concentration of nerve agent on it. in salisbury city centre. a month—long diplomatic row. family so well. taken, so it is unlikely they will get immediate access. long—term plans