here's fiona lamdin. the yorkshire dales, new colonies of rare red squirrels are springing up. today, julie and her team of volunteers are heading into the woods to check on the endangered mammals. back in the �*60s, there were no reds here. but now there are over 20 — some of whom, right on cue, come out for our cameras. just watching them just lifts me. it's great. my face is starting to ache because i've been smiling so much. and you're smiling as well, because you've experienced the same thing as well, so what can be wrong with that? it's been a pretty amazing morning. it has, hasn't it? 2002, reds became evident here because the landowners had planted some christmas trees, and it's thought that the red squirrels here have came from the red squirrels that are in cumbria, which is great. the population that i found most recently in another area of north yorkshire is a brand—new population of squirrels. we didn't know they were there. your heart's in your mouth with joy at seeing such a tiny thing. so u

fiona lamdin, bbc news. half hour or so. the numbers of people killed in a fire at a turkish ski resort has increased to 76, according to authorities there. and this happened at a hotel at 3:27am local time during a very busy holiday period were over 200 people were staying there, and a day of mourning has been announced by president erdogan in turkey. 0n announced by president erdogan in turkey. on some of donald trump's announcements, he has said that the us will pull out of the world health organization, something he talked about for some time. there has told the bbc this will be a severe blow, and a deep wound, his greatest fears when health emergencies and strike like polio and gaza war and pox in the drc or bird flu in the united states, we need a strong world health organization to step up, and he says he fears this will allow china to get more influence. more coming up with christian in the us and from me for now, bye—bye. here is helen with the weather. good evening. fog may well be an issue again t

fiona lamdin, bbc news. that is almost at it from me.d the district of columbia have filed a lawsuit challenging donald trump's order curtailing birthright citizenship. but of course is written into the constitution, so those legal challenges they have no already got under way. thanks for watching verified life, see you the same good evening. fog may well be an issue again through the night and for tomorrow morning's rush, but it'll be all change by friday when storm eowyn arrives across our shores. it's the fifth named storm of the season. this may be a notch up — we're talking about gusts of wind up to 90 miles an hour, possibly more, so a very powerful storm. for the meantime, we've still got low pressure, but it's the light winds giving the fog. we may see this arm of rain push by towards the south—east, but this is what is coming in — rapidly developing across the atlantic as it rushes towards our shores thursday night into friday. that is storm eowyn. as for this evening, still some rain to come on our weather front straddling the

fiona lamdin, bbc news.rst event to mark bradford's status as the uk's city of culture for 2025 will go ahead, despite the icy temperatures. the open—air event, titled rise, has been co—created by the bradford—born magician steven frayne, formerly known as dynamo. more than 200 performers will take to the stage at city park. 0ur media and arts correspondent david sillito reports from bradford. bradford, and final preparations for a spectacle to open its year as city of culture. and one clue — the cards. there's going to be a touch of magic because one of the organisers is a magician. steven frayne, known to the world as dynamo. it's a little bit chilly at the moment. you know what? if it gets too cold, we can hug. i grew up on the delph hill estate in bradford — the oldest of four kids. this is where he grew up, and this is more than just another show. so many people told me it would be impossible that a boy from delph hill could come this far. this means a lot to you then, doesn't it, tonight? this means mo

fiona lamdin, bbc news.ng pets — has been handed a two year suspended sentence for causing their suffering. our reporter fiona irving has been to see how the dogs are doing now. oh, look at that! oh, no, they're so thirsty. dehydrated, starving and just weeks old. when they were found, these puppies suffered from infections and infestations. one — a dachshund — didn't survive. eddie, come here. but the others were all rehomed. come here. yeah! sit! meet eddie. he was one of the sickest puppies taken from the caravan. we got him and he had salmonella, he had some, like, joint issues going on. he had ringworm so there's, like — there were spots in his fur where it was falling off. all round, just not great. this is pepper. now three and a half, this feisty dachshund was hospitalised for weeks after her rescue. she had campylobacter, which is a bacterial infection that's resulting from having lived in faeces, and eating raw food and just general, really unwell. despite their rough start in life and the thousand

fiona lamdin reports. so who's up there? so that's a great tit.arden birdwatch over the last few years. so it is something that likes nesting boxes. yeah. watching birds in sherwood forest. it's really cold today and so lots of the birds we're seeing are really fluffing themselves up. and that's so they can keep warm air kind of close to their bodies. so it's a really clever way of staying warm basically. and this is exactly what the rspb�*s big school bird watch is all about. running for over 20 years, asking children to spot and count our birds. why is it so important to know how birds are doing? so, i love birds and i think it's really important to know how they're doing, but they're also a great indicator of the whole of the natural world. so we know that if our birds aren't doing so well, and we know we've lost about a fifth of our birds over the last 50 years, a bit like a canary in a coal mine, they show us what's happening to nature. and so if birds aren't doing so well, then we all need to be worried about that and doing something about i

to explain, our reporter fiona lamdin is at noah's ark zoo farm in bristol. some of her furry friends, fiona. ,., ., ., _, ., fiona. good morning, come and have a look- _ fiona. good morning, come and have a look. we _ fiona. good morning, come and have a look. we are _ fiona. good morning, come and have a look. we are at - fiona. good morning, come and have a look. we are at noah's i have a look. we are at noah's ark zoo farm in somerset. people are dropping off their trees and they have put them in here with the bears. this is one they're having a little look. they are actually laced the leaves with honey and they have been exploring them, they have been exploring them, they have been exploring them, they have been trying to push them over, they have been nibbling them. it isjust over, they have been nibbling them. it is just such a gorgeous morning here. it is freezing but it is lovely and sunny. there she is, she is having a good little route route around behind that tree. and if i can show you on the other side the baby cub is coming over. she is desperat

fiona lamdin, bbc news.take at least three years — but providers warn that's too long to wait. and an urgent appeal�*s launched to help train guide dog puppies — as more than a thousand visually impaired people in the uk wait for assistance dogs. we'll have a full forecast in the next half hour, but it's time now for a quick look at the weather. here's elizabeth. isa is a very cold weather around today, notjust is a very cold weather around today, not just for today put is a very cold weather around today, notjust for today put into the weekend. forsome notjust for today put into the weekend. for some in the south it will turn milder by the time we get a sunday. in the meantime, a lot of hazards, notjust frost but icy stretches on our roads. freezing fog patches 1448 00:29:46,193 --> 00:29:4