hello, david attenborough. what animal do you think will become extinct next?e are lots of things we can do when animals are reduced to in danger of extinction. we can protect them. hello, david attenborough. i like spiders, do you like spiders, too? i love spiders! i'm so glad you like them. i think they're wonderful things. why is it that people are so frightened of them? what animal do you like? i think i like monkeys best. 'cause they're such fun. and there has been another public outing for the cambridge children. in a year that has devastated theatre and the arts, mum and dad took george, charlotte and louis to panto at the london palladium. a slightly tentative red carpet experience for some, but one that allowed the family to show their support for the industry and the frontline workers whojoined them in the audience. for the duchess of cornwall, royal duties this year included watching the work of detection dogs at their training centre in milton keynes. trials are under way to determine whether these dogs could identify people carrying the covid—i9 vi

sir david attenborough has praised mankind's ability to pull together after a tough year, in a specialon" against climate change "has never been more urgent". today, we are experiencing environmental change as never before. and the need to take action has never been more urgent. this year, the world will gather in glasgow for the united nations climate change conference. it's a crucial moment in our history. this could be a year for positive change for ourselves. for our planet. and for the wonderful creatures with which we share it. that wasn't sir david attenborough, and of course you can get more information on his speech on the bbc news website. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines... doctors warn that hospital staff in the uk research confirms the the new coronavirus variant discovered in the uk has a much quicker rate of transmission. a new era begins, as the brexit transition period ends and the uk completes its formal separation from the european union. covid—19 vaccines are being rolled out around the world. almost ten million people have already received their first s

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a lot of people listen very carefully when sir david attenborough speaks. and we will be speaking to two people involved in the making of sir david's new series, a perfect planet, after eight thirty this morning. amazing images from that. now the weather with matt. ami am i the first person to say it, matt, happy new year? you are. happy new year to you as well. and to you too. happy new year from the bbc weather centre. a cold start to the new year. —7 at the moment in parts of wiltshire. very cold indeed. icy conditions down here and other parts of the country. dense fog to content with a gross of central and south—eastern england. some will linger. not as much snow around today. 0utbreaks linger. not as much snow around today. 0utbrea ks of linger. not as much snow around today. outbreaks of rain, sleet and may be some hills now are england and wales. compared with yesterday, scotla nd and wales. compared with yesterday, scotland and northern ireland, a much brighter day. a few showers of rain into shetland and north—eastern parts. as it hits the hills a

.# music: chilled lang syne by jason creasey sir david attenborough: happy new year. 0ur planet is uniqueng world of diversity and wonder. it's also fragile. with a new year comes the opportunity for change, and if we act in 2021, we can make a world of difference. together, we can turn things around. together, we can restore our fragile home and make it a happy new year for all the inhabitants of planet earth. well, that was how the uk has been welcoming in 2021. and said good riddance to 2020. let's take a look at the just some of the celebratations earlier around the world. in bangkok, 20,000 "eco—friendly" fireworks made of sticky rice lit the sky to mark the new year. and in wuhan, where crowds gathered on the banks of the yangtze. let's look at the fireworks show at taipei 101 skyscraper to mark the new year. in north korea, crowds attented while wearing masks. in australia, sydney's famous fireworks display lit up the sky, but the harbour area was mostly deserted. there were bigger crowds in new zealand, with fireworks at the sky tower. happy new year. our other main story here on

sir david attenborough has praised mankind's ability to pull together after a tough year, in a special broadcaster says "the need to take action" against climate change "has never been more urgent". today, we are experiencing environmental change as never before. and the need to take action has never been more urgent. this year, the world will gather in glasgow for the united nations climate change conference. it's a crucial moment in our history. this could be a year for positive change for ourselves. for our planet. and for the wonderful creatures with which we share it. fines were issued across the uk last night, to those who breached covid rules for new year's eve. in london, fixed penalty fines were given to more than 200 people, while five others could be fined £10,000 for organising large gatherings. essex police issued more than £18,000 in notices, and greater manchester police handed out more than 100 fines for breaching covid rules. the leaders of eight london boroughs have written to the education secretary asking him to reverse plans to reopen primary schools in some areas.

sir david attenborough has praised mankind's ability to pull together after a tough year, in a special says "the need to take action" against climate change "has never been more urgent". today, we are experiencing environmental change as never before. and the need to take action has never been more urgent. this year, the world will gather in glasgow for the united nations climate change conference. it's a crucial moment in our history. this could be a year for positive change, for ourselves, for our planet and for the wonderful creatures with which we share it. they famously burnt a million pounds, buried their brit award near stonehenge and persuaded tammy wynette to sing with an ice cream van. now the klf are finally allowing their music to be played on streaming services for the first time. the first of a five—part compilation series appeared on spotify at midnight, while their remastered videos have been posted on an official youtube account. the band famously deleted their whole back catalogue after winning the brit award for best band in 1992. there's more throughout the evening

at the moment perhaps the only thing we can do and it's very important even somebody like david attenborough says this we will slow down global warming eventually if we really slow it down we can reverse it we can only do that with the kind of the comic development the model of consumption the model of of production our lifestyle how we travel how we consume and how we produce things so the fact that we are combining those 2 together and especially this is where perhaps the pandemic is offering us an opportunity because we need to reimagine we need to reinvent our economy and the best way to do it now was to come back ok i know it's a slogan to build back better but the but we really need to do that and it's not now it's not a choice anymore it has really become a necessity what is important is that we start taking steps and that it doesn't take too long to make use of these funds because there are countries where it is really a problem thank you very much foreign minister bartolo for talking to us thank you for your time we thank you thank you. now when you think about the nigerian economy

david attenborough said it best. if the zoo becomes extinction, we all do.re getting the best of the wild animals, but i think with the help of the zoo and the community, we can save the animals. >> where can i go if i want to donate? >> you can go to sfzoo.org. you can join, become a member or make a donation. it takes about $30,000 a day to feed all of our 2,000 animals, so you can pick how you want to help. >> well, i appreciate you coming onto the show today, miss peterson. >> thank you. the animals and i thank you from the bottom of our hearts. >> you've been watching coping with covid-19. for sfgovtv, i'm chris manners. thanks for watching. >> we are providing breakfast, lunch, and supper for the kids. >> say hi. hi. what's your favorite? the carrots. >> the pizza? >> i'm not going to eat the pizza. >> you like the pizza? >> they will eat anything. >> yeah, well, okay. >> sfusd's meal program right now is passing out five days worth of meals for monday through friday. the program came about when the shelter in place order came about for san francisco.

sir david attenborough has praised mankind's ability to pull together after a tough year, in a special year's message. music plays and 36 years after its first release, wham!‘s "last christmas" finally tops the uk music charts. teaching unions have welcomed a government decision that every primary school in london will now stay closed next week after the christmas holidays. most of the schools were set to stay closed anyway but schools in nine london boroughs including greenwich and haringey were supposed to open. the mayor of london sadiq khan has tweeted his support for the move so has the leader of greenwich council — but it is yet to be confirmed by the department for education. we have had a statement from the national education union. he says it is welcome that albeit in the last minute fashion ministers have corrected a nonsensical position unjustifiable by evidence or sense. let's speak to councillor danny thorpe is the labour leader of greenwich council — one of the nine london authorities to write to the schools minister asking for all primary schools in the capital to be shu

>> tyrus: if i have any questions about environment i check with sir david attenborough.a yurt, emily. how many silkworms had to die for his afternoon suit? i'm pretty sure on that jet it was filet mignon for dinner, you know what i'm saying? it's always great when you're sitting on a high mountain to tell everybody what they need to do. i will wait until john kerry the vegan who shows up in a handmade hemp suit, then i'll start listening to his stuff on the environment. you want tside, look at your neighborhood and see things you can do. progressives... [laughter] >> emily: thank you to everyone on the couch today. miranda, welcome. we are so glad you joined us today. here is "america reports." >> john: we begin with a fox news alert, a damaging new report about new york governor andrew cuomo and the number of nursing home patients who died from coronavirus in his state. i'm john roberts in washington. welcome to the thursday edition of "america reports." hi, sandra. >> sandra: good afternoon to you, john. i'm sandra smith. a developing story, we are learning new york st

sir david attenborough has praised mankind's ability to pull together after a tough year in a specialmore urgent". today, we are experiencing environmental change as never before. and the need to take action has never been more urgent. this year, the world will gather in glasgow for the united nations climate change conference. it's a crucial moment in our history. this could be a year for positive change for ourselves... for our planet... and for the wonderful creatures with which we share it. in his new year message, the archbishop of canterbury has said there are reasons to be hopeful for the months ahead. justin welby delivered his message from the chapel at guy's and st thomas' hospital in central london, reflecting on what he described as a year of tremendous sadness. our home editor mark easton reports. in a year that's seen an outpouring of gratitude towards the nhs workers on the frontline against covid, the archbishop of canterbury chose the chapel at st thomas' hospital in london to deliver his new year's message, a place where he is working as a volunteer during the pandem

the sharp eyed among you will have noticed that that was not david attenborough, but you havejust heardg the coronavirus pandemic. jayne mccubbin reports on how some have been perfecting the art of achieving something — a lockdown lifeline. here we are again and so many of us need to find a thing that will make all of this bearable. some have found that thing in the most unlikely place. kath, we are talking lockdown lifelines, what has saved you? k drama. k drama, for the uninitiated, is a korean drama. one of the best things about k drama is very strong female roles. usually older women who have some power... very, very keen on that, as i am sure most women my age are! what saved your bacon? personal challenge. this is tim. there's not much else to do, i find that challenge to motivate, i guess. starting with one pan, ending with two pans. ican't remember, but i ran out of pans. there is a cup in there somewhere! keep yourself motivated to do it. when the sun has set on another day of grim news, so many have found solace here. for me, it has got to be looking at the night sky. i love i

this is from the new david attenborough documentary, a perfect planet. leads the hunt. target in sight. if a pack is to survive, they need to make a large kill at least once every three weeks. the alpha female signals the start of the attack. that is the moment we are going to leave it. if you want to see what happens, as they say in all the best television, you have to watch the whole thing. we're nowjoined by producer nickjordan and the cameraman behind these amazing shots, rolf steinmann. good morning to both of you. ralph, let's talk to you for stubble. this is your sequence. can you explain where you were, what the temperature was and what it was like? yeah, we we re was and what it was like? yeah, we were on or will ireland —— where else mare island. we were based on a research station. this research station is like a space station. each time you leave it at temperatures like —40 degrees, it is like being an astronaut. you can barely move, you were so many clothes. you leave into the wilderness trying to find these wolves which have territories whe

amongst those who have had the vaccine, it is a david attenborough. at the age of 94. the vaccine, not sure which vaccine, whether it is the pfizer or the 0x 0xford one, but we will find out. let's get more now on the increasing pressure for stricter enforcement of the lockdown regulations. the former advisory. do you think the current restrictions need to be tightened further? well, what we know is that we are facing a variant of the virus that is 50 to 70% more infectious, we also note that the hospitals are absolutely on the verge of being overwhelmed. they we re verge of being overwhelmed. they were not in march and we also know that it were not in march and we also know thatitis were not in march and we also know that it is a lot colder and viruses live much longer in the cold weather and people spend more time indoors, where transmission by aerosols is a much greater risk. so, for all of those reasons, the restrictions should be at least as tight, if not more they were in march. yet, they are more lax. but obviously, the restrictions need to be accompanied by goo

we'll be talking about the latest episode of david attenborough's perfect planet.t's now been moved. people living at sandford court in stamford hill repeatedly raised concerns about the site. hackney council said it was trying to bring down the high local infection rates but has now moved it to a nearby bus garage. it's quite a relief. we feel like we can breathe. we have our estate back, our communal areas back. it happened really fast. i don't think the people here expected it to happen so fast. it almost feels like a bit of a bad dream. we have woken up, we look out of our windows, it has gone. a new temporary mortuary that can hold up to 1,300 bodies has been built in north west london as the number of people dying the site, near breakspear crematorium in ruislip, is the latest of a number of temporary mortuaries set up across the country. more than 10,000 people have died in london since the start of the pandemic. redbridge council has become one of the first local authorities in england to introduce a test and vaccination programme for rough sleepers. the co

and we'll be talking about the latest episode of sir david attenborough's the perfect planet.by valentine's day. but nhs england data has shown there is some disparity of the roll—out across different parts of england. around two—thirds of the over—80s in the north west, yorkshire and the north east had already received their first dose of the vaccine by the 17th january. but it was quite a different picture in london, where just 50% of over 80s had been vaccinated, and in the east of england that figure is 53%. the south west, south east and midlands are all around the 60% mark by comparison. we'rejoined now by gp dr zoe norris on what the process has been like so farfrom her area in east yorkshire. apologies for that graphic flashing, we will fix those technical issues. good morning, doctor.— we will fix those technical issues. good morning, doctor. good morning. let's talk about _ good morning, doctor. good morning. let's talk about this, _ good morning, doctor. good morning. let's talk about this, let's _ good morning, doctor. good morning. let's talk about this, let's tal

david attenborough said it best. if the zoo becomes extinction, we all do.ting the best of the wild animals, but i think with the help of the zoo and the community, we can save the animals. >> where can i go if i want to donate? >> you can go to sfzoo.org. you can join, become a member or make a donation. it takes about $30,000 a day to feed all of our 2,000 animals, so you can pick how you want to help. >> well, i appreciate you coming onto the show today, miss peterson. >> thank you. the animals and i thank you from the bottom of our hearts. >> you've been watching coping with covid-19. for sfgovtv, i'm chris manners. thanks for watching. >> mayor london breed:good morning, everyone ssmentsd today we have 27,000 cases of covid-19 that have been diagnosed since the beginning. 249 people are hospitalized and, sadly, 235 people have died from covid in san francisco. we are now almost three weeks past christmas and nearly two weeks from new years and we are still seeing a post-holiday surge in our covid cases. dr. colfax will go through the numbers, but a few