helen briggs, bbc news.nd tv presenter, chris packham, says a suspected arson attack outside his home won't stop him from campaigning against hunting and animal cruelty. the broadcaster said two masked men set fire to a vehicle at the gate of his home in the new forest on friday morning — causing extensive damage. i will, of course, just carry on because i have no choice. i cannot and will not let your intimidation sway me from my course. and that's why i don't really understand why you would do it. the boxer, tyson fury, has defended his wbc heavyweight title, knocking out american deontay wilder in their latest clash at the t—mobile arena in las vegas. the american had been hanging on for several rounds, before the british champion ended the fight in the 11th round. some shaky moments in there but i never lost faith and i continued and i carried on and persevered and got that single punch knockout. as soon as i landed it, ijumped on the ropes, i knew it was over, he wasn't getting back up from that. it was

helen briggs, bbc news.narrowly lost a parliamentary election. mr babis has congratulated the winners, a centre right and liberal coalition known as together, but says he will still try to form a government if asked. rob cameron in prague. awarning, a warning, there are some flash photography. this weekend belongs to together, a coalition of three parties, conservative, liberaland parties, conservative, liberal and christian parties, conservative, liberaland christian democrat, as well as a second opposition alliance between local mayors and the pirate party. together, they deprived babis of a majority in a result few predicted and on saturday night they were celebrating. new man at the defeated appeared almostjovial celebrating. new man at the defeated appeared almost jovial at a celebrating. new man at the defeated appeared almostjovial at a news conference, laughing off suggestions he might become speaker of parliament instead. not for him, a role in opposition it seems. translation: t0 role in opposition

helen briggs, bbc news.workplace, and only 7% said there is a pregnancy loss policy at work. that is according to new research from the baby and pregnancy charity tommy's. we will talk to david mackie, who had to combine paternity and bereavement leave when his newborn son died, and on returning to work a month later, he found that managers and colleagues wanted to support him. david, thank you for being with us and condolences for your loss. doctorwas being with us and condolences for your loss. doctor was a bit more about what it was like for you when you went back to work, and what were the sort of shortcomings amongst your colleagues in terms of the way they talk to you, the way they treated you? it they talk to you, the way they treated you?— they talk to you, the way they treated ou? , . ., , ., they talk to you, the way they treated ou? , . ., ., treated you? it was such a blow, and whilst i treated you? it was such a blow, and whilst l have — treated you? it was such a blow, and whilst i have had _ t

helen briggs, bbc news.he entire country without power for the second weekend. officials say it's unlikely that supplies will resume before monday, amid an ongoing economic crisis. from beirut, here's our middle east correspondent anna foster. careful steps in the blackest of nights. for many, this is the reality of life now in lebanon. light and hope are in short supply. translation: the collector comes l at the end of each month to take i 300,000 lira from me and where is the electricity? there is no electricity. lebanon's national grid was already weak. when it works, it is only for one or two hours a day. but for the country's poorest, that is a vital lifeline. people here are dealing with crisis after crisis and whilst this blackout was not a surprise, it is just another thing to make an already difficult life even tougher. this is keeping the lights on for 300 flats. those who can pay for expensive private generators, but prices have doubled in the last month and they are getting harder to afford. some

helen briggs, bbc news.e. you are watching bbc news. now for a weather update with susan. hello. we started the day with some thick cloud to the south, as a weather front pulled across southern england and east anglia, but through this afternoon the sunshine will become increasingly widespread here. for scotland, quite strong westerly winds ushering in showers from the west coast and pulling quite a few across the northern isles. very gusty along the western coast of scotland, strengthening wind for northern ireland and parts of northern england as well. light winds in the south, and in the sunshine again, temperatures up to 19 or 20, so above average for the time of year. but for the start of the new week, we are switching to a more north—westerly air stream, so that will usher cooler air to more areas, and the first thing on monday, a chillier start than we have been used to, nothing especially cold but temperatures down in single figures. early rain pushing into western scotland, but for much of the uk th

helen briggs, bbc news. let's bring you the latest covid figures.ad them let's bring you the latest covid figures. you havejust had them in. these are the government figures. you can see the number of daily cases. 34,574 new cases. that compares to roughly similar number yesterday, and deaths within 28 days, 38. that is a lot lower than yesterday, 133, although figures on a sunday are usually lower because of the way they are recorded. 34,574 new cases as well. those are the latest coronavirus figures. during the second world war thousands of men and women from the caribbean came to serve in the royal air force, training at raf hunmanby in yorkshire. many returned after the war to settle in britain. but there's no public memorial to reflect their contribution. campaigners who'd like to create one have been told it wouldn't be "inclusive". abi jaiyeola reports. the efforts of the brave men and women who served in the royal air force during the second world war are well known. but there's some parts of the story that are perhaps less familiar. glenn p

helen briggs reports. the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat.st, because of us, with an estimated 1 million species at risk of extinction. the uk's no exception. it has just 53% of its biodiversity left, well below the global average of 75%, according to a new study from the natural history museum. researchers say there's little room for nature in a country where so much of the land has long been built upon or used for intensive agriculture. and they warned the world's lost so much natural biodiversity we risk an ecological meltdown, a future in which we can't rely on nature to provide the energy, food and timber we need. biodiversity is more than something that is beautiful to look at and that we love. it is also what provides us with so many of our basic needs. it's the foundation of our society. we have seen recently how disruptive it can be when supply chains breakdown. nature is at the base of our supply chains. the team from the natural history museum hope their data will help global leaders meeting for the un biodiversity conference next

helen briggs, bbc news. the role of people to do more but governments should step in... i think there are rules for governments. a lot of financial institutions have called on governments to regulate, to safeguard nature, to remove subsidies from nature depleting activities and instead redirect efforts towards things that are nature positive. we cannot really blame businesses were behaving in such ways as to make a profit. the difficulty at the moment is that if your business of�*s actions degrade nature, then nobody has to pay for that damage, itjust gets done. and it impoverishes nature and everybody, basically. it means it�*s our system is less resilient. so putting businesses all on a level playing field, but levelling up that playing field, but levelling up that playing field, but levelling up that playing field so that it safeguards nature, that is definitely the role of governments. the man regarded as the father of pakistan�*s nuclear programme, abdul qadeer khan, has died at the age of 85. the atomi

helen briggs reports. just outside the busy city of york, as this blog. countries in the world. a new reports are such as 53% of our biodiversity is left. that is compared to a global average of 75%. that matters because biodiversity affects the air we breathe, the water we drink and the food to eat. breathe, the water we drink and the food to eat-— food to eat. biodiversity is more than something _ food to eat. biodiversity is more than something that _ food to eat. biodiversity is more than something that is - food to eat. biodiversity is more than something that is beautifulj food to eat. biodiversity is more i than something that is beautiful to look at and we love. it is also what provides us with so many other basic needs. it is the foundation of our society. we have seen recently how disruptive it can be when supply chains break down. the uk�*s lack of biodiversity is linked to the industrial revolution. intensive farming also plays its part. so what more can be done to protect special places like this? last year, the secretary of state turned down

helen briggs, bbc news. it is 7:10am.et's talk more about this with tom chapman. he set “p about this with tom chapman. he set up the charity the lion's barber collective. good morning to you and to sarah hughes, the chief executive of the centre for mental health. if i could ask you first, sarah, the theme of this year's world mental health day is inequality. just explain how inequality manifests in the world of mental health? edit the world of mental health? (et course. one of the things we need to understand about equality is that it affects many people across the country in relation to property, the way in which they live their lives, accommodation, employment, et cetera. ultimately inequality has a corrosive effect on mental health. we can have the best treatment in the world, but if you are living in circumstances that are still below par, your mental health will suffer. when you look at some of the numbers attached to mental health, and the effect that pandemic has had, they are quite stark, aren't they? young wome