justin rowlatt, bbc news.es are having a direct impact on marine life. 0ur correspondent sophie long has been to visit an ocean community on the california coast, which has seen and felt the impact of climate change. this surprise visit by a young white shark to the cold waters of the central california coast brought a clear message. things are changing, fast. about 2014, we started to see juveniles in monterey bay and we were very surprised. what we didn't know then what we know now is that 2014 ushered in a series of marine heatwaves, so that was an astounding result of oceanic changes caused by climate change and what impact they have on species. whales are also changing their migration habits, which means fishermen have had to cut their season short to avoid entanglements. this year we didn't open up until well after the new year, and in the future, we're going to have to have to deal with this every year, we're going to have to wait for the whales to migrate south and when they begin to migrate north, we'

justin rowlatt, thank _ sooner than we expected.in minneapolis asjurors begin considering their verdict in the trial of the former us police officer charged with murdering the black man george floyd last year. derek chauvin denies causing mr floyd's death by kneeling on his neck. the defence says mr chauvin correctly followed police training, but the prosecution say his actions were disproportionate and deliberate. footage from the incident was again shown in closing arguments today, and some of it is included, in our correspondent nick brya nt�*s report. it's a measure of the passions aroused by this trial that the courthouse looks more like a prison. and the presence of the national guard serves as a martial reminder of how this midwestern city has become america's most volatile fault line. put your hands up, right now. let me see your other hand. in its closing argument, the prosecution showed police body—cam footage of george floyd's arrest for a minor offence, and his reluctance at getting in the police car because he suffered

justin rowlatt _ have set. justin, many thanks. justin rowlatt there. _ young people are continuing to. the latest official figures show more than 800,000 payrolljobs were lost in the year to march, with people under 35 accounting for 80% of those affected. here's our economics correspondent, andy verity. not super league, but street league. aiming to help young people pick up skills on and off the field, from dribbling to maths. this 16—year—old in clydebank near glasgow says he and his friends are struggling. it’s and his friends are struggling. it's and his friends are struggling. it's a rotten and his friends are struggling. it�*s a rotten time for people my age. it's not looking good. people are going to struggle to getjobs with the exam results they've got. the number of — the exam results they've got. the number of people in paid employment has dropped by 813,000. more than half were under 25. as well as paying the highest economic price for lockdowns, young people have benefited least because they are the group least in need of protection from the virus. however, as the economy

justin rowlatt, bbc news, northumberland. a reminder of our top story.n the training given to police officers. one of the witnesses told the court the former police officer derek chauvin should not have placed his knee on the neck of george floyd. from me and the team, see you soon. well, the last couple of days have certainly after of days have certainly a cold day comes a cold evening after a cold day comes a cold evening and a frosty night, but here's the good news. over the next two or three days, it's going to turn a little less cold. not mild by any means. in fact, the temperatures will remain below the average into the weekend. but at least we will lose that biting arctic wind. you can see the wind here just from the motion of the clouds. you can see the satellite picture looping, the clouds moving in from the north, so that's where our weather has been coming from. sleep and rain showers and places and that gusty wind, but this is what it looks like there this evening and overnight. largely clear across most of the uk and the winds are dying down

here's our chief environment correspondent, justin rowlatt.beneath the surface lie incredible reserves of the metals needed to make electric vehicle batteries. so this is what the mining companies are after. this is a poly—metallic nodule. it's a kind of nugget of crucial battery metals, so in here you've got cobalt, nickel, copper, manganese and there are hundreds of millions of these lying on the deep sea floor in some areas of ocean. we can dramatically reduce our environmental and social impact... the mining companies say sourcing metals from the deep ocean has a lower environmental impact than mining metals on land. and theyjust sit there like golf balls on a driving range. so we don't have to drill or blast to find them. also, they happen to sit in an environment where there are no forests, no plants, and we compare that with land—based mining in these areas of rich, bio—diverse forests where we are having to destroy these carbon sinks to get access to these metal deposits. it's a no—brainer where we should be getting our metals from. en

here�*s our chief environment correspondent, justin rowlatt. beneath the surface lie incredible reserves of the metals needed to make electric vehicle batteries. so this is what the mining companies are after. this is a poly—metallic nodule. it�*s a kind of nugget of crucial battery metals, so in here you�*ve got cobalt, nickel, copper, manganese and there are hundreds of millions of these lying on the deep sea floor in some areas of ocean. we can dramatically reduce our environmental and social impact... the mining companies say sourcing metals from the deep ocean has a lower environmental impact than mining metals on land. and they just sit there like golf balls on a driving range. so we don�*t have to drill or blast to find them. also, they happen to sit in an environment where there are no forests, no plants. it�*s a no—brainer where we should be getting our metals from. environmental campaigners disagree. they say mining will destroy fragile ecosystems that have developed over hundreds of millions of years. petrol. 0r electric. bmw, google

justin rowlatt, bbc news.', near the city of luxor in egypt. the large city is believed to have been built more than 3,000 years ago. it lies near some of egypt's best known monuments. peter lacovara is the director of the us—based ancient egyptian heritage and archaeology fund. thank you so much for coming on the programme. let's have a look firstly at what has been discovered. this city. we can hopefully see some pictures of it now and tell us what has been discovered and what is the significance? it been discovered and what is the significance?— significance? it is part of a hue significance? it is part of a huge city _ significance? it is part of a huge city that _ significance? it is part of a huge city that was - significance? it is part of a huge city that was built. significance? it is part of a j huge city that was built for the jubilee festival of amenhotep iii. just like thejubilee festival of amenhotep iii. just like the queen, egyptian kings had festivals to celebrate, in his case, the 30th year o

justin rowlatt, bbc news, northumberland. time for a look at the weather.le of days it will turn less cold compared to what we have had in the last day or so. let�*s have a look at the forecast through the evening. still wintry showers around but they are starting to die away and also the current of cold air that has been over us will move out into the north sea, so the winds are falling later tonight and there will be one or two icy patches here and there and the temperatures down to freezing or below as far as the south coast of england and certainly in the glens of scotland around “4 or five in the glens of scotland around “4 orfive again. tomorrow in the glens of scotland around “4 or five again. tomorrow looks something like this, waking up to crisp sunshine in the morning and there might be one or two wintry showers in the morning across scotland but through the afternoon there will be a change and the winds. to come off the atlantic and they will dragon some cloud, so after a sunny, crisp morning it looks like for most of us that the afternoon is loo

justin rowlatt, bbc news. 17—year—olds are eligible to vote and, as our scotland editor sarah smith found, many are eager to hear bold ideas on education and climate change, as well as hoping to see more diversity in scottish politics. over 100,000 young people like paisley art student, 17—year—old isla, will be voting for the first time next month. like most of their age group they support independence for scotland and want more political focus on the environment. you need to get young people on your side so, number one, you don't lose interest in politics. and, number two, if you have a young person on your side they have the probable pattern that will continue to vote for you. you know, who wouldn't want that under their belt? on the same day the weather is radically different in aberdeen, where16—year—old david is concerned by the economic future and opportunities for those who risk becoming part of a lost generation. when i go to the polling station i'll be thinking about a number of things, but mostly wh

justin rowlatt, bbc news, northumberland. not sure how clear the net will be the next few days.rage for the remainder of the week and into the weekend, but at least we�*re going to lose that biting arctic wind. you can see the wind here just from the motion of the clouds. you can see the satellite picture looping here, the clouds moving in roughly from the north, due south, so that�*s where our weather�*s been coming from — sleet, snow showers, rain showers in places, too, and that gusty wind. but this is what it looks like through this evening and overnight, largely clear across most of the uk, and the winds are dying down too. in fact, that current of cold air is slipping out into the north sea. —1 or —2 very early on wednesday morning in the south. could be as low as —4 or —5 in the glens of scotland. so, wednesday is looking something like this — lots of sunshine around in the morning, sparkling and crisp, the winds will be lighter. you�*ll notice that. then in the afternoon, the weather changes. the winds shift, we will get this westerly breeze which is going to waft in som

policy will be the glasgow conference's biggest challenge as the bbc�*s environment correspondent, justin rowlattence in glasgow in november this year has a slightly different agenda. think of it like trying to get your family to agree to a programme of action. so the host, the uk government, has come up with a series of key priorities it wants from the conference — it would like every country in the world to make a commitment to going net zero by 2050. it wants to up the pace of carbon cuts and would like to see greenhouse gas emissions halved by 2030. it also wants countries to say how they are going to adapt to the consequences of climate change. and it wants richer countries to come up with £100 billion a year to help poorer countries adapt and make the transition to a lower—carbon economy. now, that's a lot of cash and it is an ambitious agenda, and just like with your family, it's very hard to get everyone to agree, but that is the challenge for this conference in glasgow in november this year. now, lockdown during the pandemic has given some of us a renewed interest in the natural world ar

that will mean more of us can see sights like this. justin rowlatt, bbc news, northumberland. just brieflyge of one of its most iconic condiments — tomato ketchup — due to the pandemic. heinz, which produces the most popular brand, says it has been unable to keep up with surging demand for sachets of ketchup, although it is now boosting production. demand for the sachets has been driven by the surge in takeaway food, coupled with advice to avoid using communal bottles in restaurants. that is it for now. much more any time on the bbc website. also on our twitter feeds. thank you so much for watching. well, it's certainly been cold in the last couple of days. we've snow, particularly across northern parts of the uk. but here's the good news if you don't like the cold. it is going to feel a lot better on wednesday. we won't have that cold northerly wind. we won't have that windchill, which we've been experiencing for a couple of days now. but the arctic air has spread right across the continent into northern parts of the mediterranean as well, so it's quite a widespread outbreak of cold arcti

justin rowlatt, bbc news, northumberland.eved" — that's certainly true when talking about the home improvements one artist in south london has undertaken. actually it's more like a labour of love for more than 20 years — turning his terraced house into a unique work of art. and lockdown has given him the time to take it even further. my my name is stephen rate. i am the creator of the house of dreams museum in south london. welcome to my house in the house of dreams. i began the project in 1998, all those years ago. the house is about legacy, it's about wanting to leave something behind. during lockdown i certainly have had a lot of time in my hands to make more work, which is what i have done, really. so, this one was the first piece i produced under lockdown, and i think he's a fabulous. i like his false teeth. under normal circumstances we have one open day e—mail. people often ask me when they come to the house of dreams, what is my favourite object. it's hard to answer. i suppose one of my favourites is the dog with the

justin rowlatt, bbc news.of the car and he sort of tractored the trailer, and he was like, "sarah, we're missing a pig." and i honestly did not believe him, so i got out and there was only two out of the three pigs in the trailer. it's about 11 miles from where we live to the local abattoir, and someone posted on the milton damerel community page, "has anyone lost a pig?" and there is a pig in the middle of a field in milton damerel. i mean, there's no way that he could have just jumped out of the trailer. the backboard of the trailer is higher than his fence ever has been, so i believe that he stood on one of the others and just leapt out. my children have named him milton because he was found in milton damerel, so he's quite happy not having to share his food and getting lots of scratches and lots of attention. so, i don't think i have it in me to send him back. he did so well to get out of that situation! smallholder sarah allen. he certainly did! i'm sure there will be a film about milton coming up soon. n

justin rowlatt, bbc news, northumberland. just briefly on a very different tack.— due to the pandemic. heinz, which produces the most popular brand, says it has been unable to keep up with surging demand for sachets of ketchup, although it is now boosting production. demand for the sachets has been driven by the surge in takeaway food, coupled with advice to avoid using communal bottles in restaurants. that is it for now. thank you so much for watching. well, it's certainly been cold in the last couple of days. with snow, particularly across northern parts of the uk. here is the good news if you don't like the cold. it is going to feel a lot better on wednesday. we won't have the cold northerly wind. we won't have that windchill which we been experiencing for a couple of days now. but the arctic air has spread right across the continent into northern parts of the mediterranean as well, so it is quite a widespread outbreak of cold arctic air. now, through the early hours you can see clear skies across much of the country. still a few wintry showers that across part

justin rowlatt, bbc news, northumberland.justification for putting more people out of work? and a little "and finally" for you before we go. as tv journalists, we're all aware of the risk of a live report being interrupted by a person — but not by a mischievous golden retriever. that's what happened to this correspondent for a russian broadcaster. she was giving an update on the arrival of spring in moscow when the dog grabbed her microphone and ran off with it. she managed to get the mic back and even managed to persuade the dog to sit nicely for the camera. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. this time last week temperatures reached 24.5 celsius in the afternoon in kew gardens. today in kew gardens we will be lucky to hit 7 degrees and it will feel colder than that with a cold wind that has come across the whole of the uk, bringing in wintry showers. it is coming from the north or north—west. you can see the blues right across the uk indicating that cold air. i

justin rowlatt, bbc news.en told the summit about the industrial innovations he believes are key, to america meeting its targets. i'd like to build, i want to build a critical infrastructure to produce and deploy clean technology. both those we can harness today and those that we'll invent tomorrow. i talked to the experts and i see the potentialfor a more prosperous and equitable future. the signs are unmistakable. the science is undeniable. and the cost of inaction keeps mounting. the united states isn't waiting. we are resolving to take action. not only our federal government but our cities and our states all across our country. small businesses, large businesses, large corporations. american workers in every field. i see an opportunity to create millions of good paying, middle class, union jobs. i see line workers laying thousands of miles of transition lines for a clean, modern, resilient grid. i see workers capping hundreds of thousands of abandoned oil and gas wells that need to be cleaned up and abando

justin rowlatt, bbc news, northumberland. time for a look at the weather. here is helen willetts. will it be a good night. here is helen willetts. will it be a good night-— here is helen willetts. will it be a aood niuht. ., good night. gazing tonight? indeed, much wrap uo _ good night. gazing tonight? indeed, much wrap up warm _ good night. gazing tonight? indeed, much wrap up warm if— good night. gazing tonight? indeed, much wrap up warm if you _ good night. gazing tonight? indeed, much wrap up warm if you are - good night. gazing tonight? indeed, l much wrap up warm if you are heading out, it is really cold. we really feel the benefits of the strength of the april sunshine at this time of year. it is getting less windy for the rest of the week but less cold, we are stuck in the arctic air, temperatures well below what they should be, and there is wind—chill to the rest of the day and night. this is a change in yesterday. in the sunshine, outside the wind, you feel the benefit but temperatures are very low and it feels colder than that when you add the wind. there is a warning f

justin rowlatt, bbc news, northumberland. time for a look at the weather. here is helen willetts.

justin rowlatt, bbc news.e biologist and founding executive director of 0ceanswell, a marine conservation research and education organisation. you may recognise her as one of the only humans featured in david attenborough�*s perfect planet. asha, it is really good to have you with us, thank you forjoining us on this earth day. you grew up in sri lanka, very much connected to the ocean, from a very young age and you have made the oche in your career. and it is a key indicator of the health of our planet? the and it is a key indicator of the health of our planet? the ocean is an integral— health of our planet? the ocean is an integral part — health of our planet? the ocean is an integral part of _ health of our planet? the ocean is an integral part of our _ health of our planet? the ocean is an integral part of our planet - health of our planet? the ocean is an integral part of our planet and l an integral part of our planet and one of the disruptions it causes, everything is interconnected at the end of the day

justin rowlatt, bbc news, northumberland.l the 19th. these pictures are just coming in. eligible by april the 19th. these pictures arejust coming in. we know that already the us administered 150 million covid—19 shots, and now mr biden is looking to escalate that timetable. i will see you in a couple of minutes. well, after a cold day comes a cold evening and a frosty night, but here's the good news. over the next two or three days, it is actually going to turn a little less cold — not mild by any means. in fact, the temperatures will remain below the average for the remainder of the week and into the weekend, but at least we're going to lose that biting arctic wind. you can see the wind here just from the motion of the clouds. you can see the satellite picture looping here, the clouds moving in roughly from the north, due south, so that's where our weather's been coming from — sleet, snow showers, rain showers in places, too, and that gusty wind. but this is what it looks like through this evening and overnight, largely clea

justin rowlatt, bbc news.ite a stir on the family farm as she prepares to ruffle feathers by riding in the grand national. with her mum georgie, also her trainer, following her rather nervously every step of the way. an absolute quivering wreck. she will be sheet white in the morning. there will be a bit of excitement as well. i think i will spend a lot of time sitting down, absolutely terrifying. it is so exciting. it is dream land, to be honest. i never thought we would have a runner in the grand national and certainly not ridden by tabatha. her daughter broke her back in a fall in 2017 before jumping back into the saddle. she has had injuries over the years. you want your children to follow their dreams but i wish she had taken up tiddlywinks. a lot of people would say i am silly. it was one of those things. i have had worse falls. plenty of jockeys are far worse off. i got back in three months and broke my collarbone. she takes any pain for the team. it includes her brother and sister—in—law. she will be l

justin rowlatt, bbc news. and family have gathered for the wake of the 20—year—old black man, daunte wright, who was shot dead by police near minneapolis. his funeral will take place later. it comes after the us justice department announced a federal investigation into the city's police department following the conviction of a white former police officer for the murder of george floyd. his death sparked national outrage, and calls for police reform. david willis reports. in the city where george floyd took his final breath, they are mourning the death of another unarmed black man killed by local police. in minneapolis, mourners gathered to pay their respects to daunte wright, who died just a few miles from where george floyd's murder trial was taking place, also at the hands of a white police officer. body camera footage of the incidentjust over a week ago shows that as one officer attempted to put mr wright in handcuffs, he broke free, only for a fellow officer to shoot him as the car pulled away. the local p

justin rowlatt, bbc news.proposals by greensill to access government backed emergency loans at the start of the pandemic last spring. 0ur political correspondent is leila nathoo. this is the first parliamentary hearing that we are getting into the issues around lobbying and influence that had been raised in westminster in recent weeks. there are a number of parliamentary committees looking into the issue today and today it was the public accounts committee, the watchdog for, they were holding their own hearing and it�*s the first time we�*ve heard from the most senior officials and civil servants at the treasury about the links between the treasury and the now collapsed financial firm greensill capital. there were some quite interesting revelations, notably from the most senior civil servant at the treasury at the time, tom scholar. he said that david cameron had called and texted him personally on his work phone about greensill�*s support scheme, the support packages to help companies with cash flow problems

justin rowlatt, bbc news.an technology, both those we can harness today and those that we will invent tomorrow. i talked to the experts and i see the potentialfor a more prosperous and equitable future. the signs are unmistakable. the science is undeniable. and the cost of inaction keeps mounting. the united states is not waiting, we are resolving to take action. borisjohnson welcomed president biden's commitment to cutting emissions, saying that the uk wants to work internationally to tackle climate change. we are working with everybody, from the smallest nations to the biggest emitters, to secure commitments that will keep change to within 1.5 degrees. and i think we can do it. to do it, we need the scientists and all of our countries to work together to produce the technological solutions that humanity is going to need. china's president xi urged respect for nature, and said the environment must be protected to support sustainable development. translation: we must be committed to green development. _ green

justin rowlatt, bbc news, northumberland.ker skies? definitely. i have been doing so much _ definitely. i have been doing so much lockdown stargazing. i don't think— much lockdown stargazing. i don't think people realise how much you can do— think people realise how much you can do tty— think people realise how much you can do by looking out of the window from your— can do by looking out of the window from your garden or something like that and _ from your garden or something like that and i_ from your garden or something like that and i have noticed that the sky is a tot— that and i have noticed that the sky is a lot darker. i can see things i wouldn't — is a lot darker. i can see things i wouldn't have expected to be able to see just _ wouldn't have expected to be able to see just with my eye rather than binoculars — see just with my eye rather than binoculars or telescope. there is so much _ binoculars or telescope. there is so much people can do at the minute, especially— much people can do at the minute, especially befor

justin rowlatt, bbc news, northumberland. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol.from the north or north—west. you can see the blues right across the uk indicating that cold air. it has been blowing in a lot of wintry showers. wherever you see speckled cloud on the satellite picture, that tells you that we are looking at showers, and in this cold wind, they are wintry, and if anything we could see more of those today, even inland, than we saw yesterday. but there will be lots of dry weather and a fair bit of sunshine as well. it will still feel cold. temperatures 1—8 celsius, but when you add on the effects of the wind it will feel more like —6 in lerwick, plus two in birmingham. heading into this evening and overnight, under clear skies, temperatures will fall away further. we will have some wintry showers, but your than during the course of the day and there is the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. also, with temperatures falling away we are likely to have a widespread frost away from the coastline. it means first thing tomorrow there will be a lot of sunshine a

justin rowlatt, bbc news, northumberland. ina in a moment, the news at six.we will have more cloud around and some rain in the north. but for the here and now, we are in the arctic air and we have got quite a significant wind chill for the remainder of the day. and some snow showers. in fact, there is more chance of one or two getting across the midlands and into the south—east for the rest of the day, because we have got that wind driving them southwards. so, still wintry picture of there, although there is plenty of sunshine to be found as well, of course, but this is how it reads on the thermometer of course, it will feel much colder in that wind. now, that wind will gradually ease back a notch or two overnight, particularly inland, and where we have had the showers, it could turn a little bit icy, because we are once again expecting a widespread and quite a hard frost in the north, particularly because of the strength of the wind is still continuing here. 0therwise wednesday looks like a fine start to the day, still a few showers around. you can see aroun

justin rowlatt, bbc news, northumberland.lutely beautiful. i tried to take a photo, it's really difficult to do itjustice.— to do it 'ustice. later we will seak to do itjustice. later we will speak to _ to do itjustice. later we will speak to someone _ to do itjustice. later we will speak to someone who - to do itjustice. later we will speak to someone who has i to do itjustice. later we will - speak to someone who has some tips if you are trying to take a picture with your smartphone. i if you are trying to take a picture with your smartphone.— if you are trying to take a picture with your smartphone. i wish i had had them because _ with your smartphone. i wish i had had them because i _ with your smartphone. i wish i had had them because i was _ with your smartphone. i wish i had had them because i was trying - with your smartphone. i wish i had had them because i was trying to i had them because i was trying to take a picture. we'd love to see your pictures of the night skies from the last few months. you can email us at b

justin rowlatt, bbc news.. incredibly, brian eventually arrived at heathrow airport safe and sound, and now 56 years later, he is hoping to find his old friends, to say thank you for the help they gave him. brian joins us now. good morning. good morning. lovely to see you- — good morning. good morning. lovely to see you- what _ good morning. good morning. lovely to see you. what an _ good morning. good morning. lovely to see you. what an extraordinary i to see you. what an extraordinary story it is! we have seen a little bit of the geography. can you describe what it was like inside the crate? how much movement did you have? ., . . crate? how much movement did you have? ., ., ., ., , crate? how much movement did you have? ., . . . , , have? none at all. i was sitting with my knees _ have? none at all. i was sitting with my knees up _ have? none at all. i was sitting with my knees up to _ have? none at all. i was sitting with my knees up to my - have? none at all. i was sitting with my knees up to my chest. hav

our chief environment correspondent, justin rowlatt, told me the target was designed to say to the worldr, more electric cars, low—carbon heating systems, it means perhaps eating less meat and dairy, it means a massive effort to insulating our leaky homes. we've got a terrible housing stock here in britain. it also means driving a bit less, maybe cycling and walking a bit more, it means aviation, certainly for frequent flyers, is likely to get more expensive. all these changes we knew were coming, what this suggests is it's going to happen more quickly, but i should say critics say it is very easy to set these targets, much harder to meet them. they want to see concrete policies from the government that will lead to us meeting this ambitious target they have set. primark is to repay a £131 million if primark is to repay a £131 million hjob primark is to repay a £131 million ifjob retention scheme money. there is going to be a government news conference on shortly on downing street and i'm joined by our political correspondentjonathan blake. jonathan, this coming on the day that we have h

policy will be the glasgow conferences biggest challenge as the bbc�*s environment correspondent, justin rowlatt it wants from the conference or it would like every country in the world to make a commitment to going net zero by 2050. it wants to up the pace of carbon cuts that would like to see greenhouse gas emissions halved by 2030. it also wants countries to say how they are going to adapt to the consequences of climate change. and it wants richer countries to come up with £100 billion a year to help poorer countries adapt and make the transition to a lower carbon economy. now, that's a lot of cash and it is an ambitious agenda, and just like with your family, it's very hard to get everyone to agree, but that is the challenge for this conference in glasgow in november this year. now, lockdown during the pandemic has given some of us a renewed interest in the natural world around us, perhaps because we've had no choice but to spend more time in our garden or local park. and less pollution, clear skies permitting, has made it easier for us to spot notable events in the night sky. now, last year