our science correspondent helen briggs reports.e highly—trained experts have a licence to capture and ring the new arrivals, handling them with utmost care. this is a chiffchaff. this is one of our main species. weigh about six, seven grams. they're migrants, so they'll be going off to north africa quite soon. it's incredible to think that tiny bird will now have to fly thousands of miles. well, that's right, yes. and will it get much bigger before its flight? no, that's effectively fully grown. it might put on more fat. lots of birds try and put on fat for energy reserves as they migrate. but essentially that's how big it will ever get. maurice has been ringing birds for 30 years and has seen a lot of chiffchaffs in that time. they're about stable around here, not like their cousins, the willow warbler, lesser white throat. we hardly catch at all now. whereas we could rely on seeing them every year. so it's 3jt. the ring is fitted. around the leg. we do a gentle squeeze to start with. details of the bird's age, condition and locat

our science correspondent helen briggs reports.ornet are on the rise, and beekeepers are concerned. this time last year, we had an apiary full of bees, we wouldn't be able to be standing where we are without bees flocking around us. this year, we have lost ten of our 17 hives in quick succession, and we have only got a couple of left now. asian hornets arrive in cargo, or are blown across from mainland europe, where they're now widespread. the asian hornet shouldn't be here at all, it's a non—native species, but sightings have rocketed in the past year, particularly in this part of kent, and in the last hour alone, i've seen several. these insects are going to settle here, and they're going to predate on all insects, especially the honeybee, that's their natural food source, and they'll end up destroying or overcomplicating beekeeping for everybody and reducing the diversity in the kent area and the whole wider england. scientists are keeping a close eye on the invasion. as an alien species, the hornet�*s bad news for british insec

helen briggs, bbc news, folkestone.ummer box office reach the $4 billion dollar or 5.2 billion mark for the first time since the pandemic. time for a look at the weather. here's stav da naos. it is looking like summer in september? yes, set to get hotter this week. we are importing our warm airfrom the continent this week. we are importing our warm air from the continent and temperatures are expected to rise and there will be plenty of sunshine around. we will still have some mist and fog in the morning, because we are now in autumn. however, the last time we saw temperatures in the low 30s was back injune. it has been cooler than that since. but could we make 32 or more during this week? our air source make 32 or more during this week? ourairsource coming make 32 or more during this week? our air source coming from the south—east. and at times the humidity will build as we move into the week. so nights will get warmer as well. this is is the satellite and we had some mist and fog, we still have this weak front affectin

helen briggs, bbc news, in the south downs.know what we have to do to turn it around. we do have successes, wejust do to turn it around. we do have successes, we just need to do it faster and on a bigger scale. but it is a seminal report. it is scientific evidence of what is happening to the natural world. you are from the — happening to the natural world. you are from the angle of birds, but which hit, which part of this report concerns you the most? is it the birds, certain plants, we saw that grey seals are improving in numbers. there are differences between species. we look at three big things. abundance. how many individuals are we seeing in the uk? on average, across all species, we have a 19% decline in abundance, a loss of those individuals. we also look at distribution. where do you see these things? that is where you see these things? that is where you see frightening statistics around flowering plants, things like lichen. and you can see on average, a reduction of 50% in places, seeing them in fewer places, and then

helen briggs, bbc news, gloucestershire.course, but whose job is it to clean the dishes afterwards? i feel really bad. i ifeel really bad. i do not i feel really bad. i do not have breakfast that often because i am here! well, new figures suggest that although a majority of people agree household chores should be shared — it�*s women who generally do them. more than three—quarters of respondents to the british social attitudes survey said domestic labour should be split — but 63% of women said they did more than theirfair share of the housework. i think it is always such a contentious subject, regardless of your six, when you are living with someone else. it is also, i will get into trouble with this. if men do any housework when they want a lot of praise for doing it. ok. i put the bins out, did a load of washing and then expect a load of praise for doing it. matt always expects praise, especially when the weather is good. when it is not, he scuttles away. do you do more or less of the jobs? away. do you do more or less of