with more, here's our climate editor, justin rowlatt.f anglesey. scientists have been monitoring the plants and animals on the sea shore here for almost 70 years. it's invaluable and it tells us so much about where species were, how quickly they've moved. they've been going back to the same places all around the uk, creating a unique record of the changing populations on our country's rocky coasts. in that time, sea temperatures around this country have warmed by an average of about one degree celsius. the big thing that i've seen is species aren't all moving at the same rate — so things are moving further north, but not at the same speed. so, all the community compositions are changing everywhere because different species are moving at different rates. some creatures can't move at all — like barnacles. so, this is a really disruptive process for ecosystems? i think if i was a barnacle, i'd be quite worried, yes! if one species vanishes or a new one comes in, it can affect all the other plants and animals in the system. at aberystwyth un

justin rowlatt, bbc news, aberystwyth.adrid hosted harry kane's bayern munich in their semifinal second leg, and joe wilson was watching. real madrid and bayern munich... rebuilt to be the best stadium in the world, real madrid might boast. the second leg of this semifinal began 2—2, and here, somehow real didn't score. look at real madrid's inspiration. jude bellingham leading by example, as he may do for england this summer. bayern�*s game plan here was to soak up the pressure, burst on the break and try to take a chance, like this. perfect from alphonso davies. what a strike! 88th minute — bayern�*s impeccable manuel neuer spilled, real madrid thrilled, joselu equalised... ..and then did more. when he scored his second, he was offside, except the var overruled — from replays to rejoicing. even then, bayern were furious that their attack was stopped by the assistant�*s flag. ball in the net, didn't matter. 2—1 was the final score. madrid into the final, that much is certain. joe wilson, bbc news. this programme continues

justin rowlatt, bbc news, anglesey.s closed this weekend as part of a 300 million pound upgrade. drivers are being warned to follow official diversion routes and expect delays, until the motorway reopens on monday morning.the road will be shut between junctions 9 and 10 in both directions until 6 o'clock on monday morning. grassroots music venues should be supported by a levy on tickets at larger arenas and stadiums, according to mps. a report recommends the industry should arrange the payments and make sure the cost isn't passed on to concert—goers. it suggests if there's no agreement by september, the government should step in. meanwhile, the owner of the co—op live arena in manchester, which has faced delays and technical problems, says the venue is finally ready. tens of thousands of people have seen gigs cancelled, but organisers say it will open for a concert by elbow on tuesday. away from the controversy at the eurovision song contest this evening, across the uk tonight, there will be roars when 0lly alexander ta

justin rowlatt, bbc news, anglesey.s that mostly government likes last night, hopefully we will get glimpse tonight. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. hello, let's start with the spice forecast. there is a very high chance of the sky is being lit up once again by the aurora borealis. perfect condition is what many of us with clear skies, and the advice is to keep watching the sky from late evening onwards. but you need to get your ice as to that dark sky, because the aurora isn't quite as bright as some of those photographs suggest. this is the probability of seeing the aurora. the reds indicate 90-100% seeing the aurora. the reds indicate 90—100% probability. and further south, 50—50. because it will be right above our heads, even people in the further south area, you might even still see it. here is the forecast, a dry for the weekend, but scattered thunderstorms on the way, some could be torrential. the forecast for the rest of the day and into the second half of the afternoon, some scattered showe

justin rowlatt, bbc news, anglesey.earch scientist at bangor university in wales. hello, it is a worrying situation on anglesey at the moment. it is very much so because _ anglesey at the moment. it is very much so because grey _ anglesey at the moment. it is very much so because grey squirrels - anglesey at the moment. it is very l much so because grey squirrels carry a virus which doesn't harm them, they don't show any symptoms but if they don't show any symptoms but if they spread it to the reds, it kills them fairly quickly. and also they spread it to one another, it goes through the reds very rapidly. do you have any idea how the greys got there? anglesey must be slightly easier to control because it is harder to get in and out because it is essentially an island. yes harder to get in and out because it is essentially an island.— is essentially an island. yes but it has two bridges _ is essentially an island. yes but it has two bridges over, _ is essentially an island. yes but it has two bridges over, grey - has tw

our climate editor, justin rowlatt, explains.ded gulls first. and it's notjust the gulls. a quarter of a million tonnes of sand eels are caught by european boats each year in the uk's north sea waters, mostly to be used as food for pigs and salmon and to make fish oil. so bird experts tell me there are puffins living in the holes in the cliff here, but they are very hard to see at the moment. so the uk has used its post—brexit powers to ban fishing for sand eels out there in the north sea. but the european union, egged on by danish and swedish fishermen, is challenging the ban. it says it breaches the uk's break—up agreement with the eu. conservation charities in the uk and europe are furious. a total of 38 say they support the ban. the rspb has been campaigning to stop sand eel fishing for 25 years. we're absolutely disgusted to see the eu challenging this sand eel closure. our seabirds are struggling. we've seen a 62% decline across species. a quarter of our puffins lost. our seabirds need these fish to feed their young and sur

our climate editor, justin rowlatt, is in worcestershire to tell us more. us about the study? i interesting. what can you tell us about the study?— about the study? i have been in worcestershire _ about the study? i have been in worcestershire all— about the study? i have been in worcestershire all day - about the study? i have been in worcestershire all day and - about the study? i have been in worcestershire all day and it. about the study? i have been in | worcestershire all day and it has been raining continuously. what the scientists say is that rain—soaked autumn and winter that we all enjoyed this year was made four times more likely by climate change. an extreme wet weather that we experienced caused severe flooding over the country. at least 13 people died as result and there was more than half £1 billion worth of damage according to uk insurers. but one man did manage single—handedly to hold back the flood waters. this is his home and you probably have seen it before but may not recognise it. he built this very substantial wall to protect himself.

justin rowlatt, bbc news, aberystwyth.on this afternoon to celebrate the tenth anniversary of his invictus games. just two miles away, the king and queen were hosting the first of this year's garden parties at buckingham palace. our royal correspondent sarah campbelljoins us from st paul's this evening. it seems there will be no reunion between father and son.- between father and son. that's right will stop the — between father and son. that's right will stop the service _ between father and son. that's right will stop the service is _ between father and son. that's right will stop the service is now - between father and son. that's right will stop the service is now over - between father and son. that's right will stop the service is now over as l will stop the service is now over as you can tell from the sound of the bells will stop prince harry are still inside. you can probably see the crowd hoping for a glimpse of him on the way out. he arrived a few minutes before the service started at five o'clock and he was cheere

justin rowlatt, bbc news, worcestershire. time for a look at the weather. here's stav da naos. thank you very much. more wet weather is on the way and in fact it looks very wet for the next couple of days thanks to an area of low pressure parked on top of the uk. so very wet for many areas today particularly in the north of the country. this is the amber warning issued taking in parts of north—west england and north wales. this will be the wettest area by the time we end the day on thursday as the low pressure sits across the uk bringing heavy and persistent rain. this is the rainfall earlier piling on from the rainfall earlier piling on from the east. across england and wales and starting to move into eastern scotland as well. not too bad for northern ireland, southern counties of england with some brighter weather. there is a yellow warning in force for southern counties but for the rest of the country it is wet and cloudy with persistent rain. more of a breeze as well so feeling a bit cooler with temperatures low to mid—teens for most. around 16 or 17 further south where we

justin rowlatt, bbc news, anglesey. it is really worrying. estimates are that are - anglesey? it is really worrying. estimates are that are just - anglesey? it is really worrying. | estimates are that are just over anglesey? it is really worrying. - estimates are that are just over the thousand red squirrels left in wales -- 3000. thousand red squirrels left in wales -- 3000, , , , thousand red squirrels left in wales -- 3000. . , , , thousand red squirrels left in wales -- 3000. , , , , thousand red squirrels left in wales --3000. , , , -- 3000. just tell us why it is so deadl , -- 3000. just tell us why it is so deadly. why _ -- 3000. just tell us why it is so deadly, why these _ -- 3000. just tell us why it is so deadly, why these grey - -- 3000. just tell us why it is so deadly, why these grey squirrelsj -- 3000. just tell us why it is so - deadly, why these grey squirrels are such a threat for not only the red squirrels, but for the environment and animals two humans around? red su uirrels and animals two humans ar

justin rowlatt, bbc news, anglesey.ow performing, we are apparently on the home stretch, not many acts left to go, voting has been well under way for some time so we will keep across what is happening there, entrants from 37 countries across the globe competing throughout the week of course after two semifinals and a surprising disqualification, just down to 25 now. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. well, the show�*s not over yet. we have both a music spectacle on and, of course, a light display in the heavens. and once again, saturday night, a pretty good chance of catching a glimpse of the aurora borealis, or the northern lights. the viewing conditions will be good, if not excellent, across much of the uk with the clear skies and try about 11pm onwards. get your eyes used to that dark sky, away from any bright city lights if you can. now, here's the probability of the aurora occurring. this is just an approximation. so, the red colour is pretty much 90% to 100%, and then that chance drops off somewhat as you head

our climate editor, justin rowlatt, reports.l bleaching event the fourth ever recorded. it's easy to see why. this grey area shows the range of average global sea temperatures in the last a0 years. now look at this, the red line showing the sea temperature last year and this is how warm it's been this year. as you can see the oceans are significantly warmer than in earlier years. we oceans are significantly warmer than in earlier years-_ in earlier years. we should be concerned- — in earlier years. we should be concerned. these _ in earlier years. we should be concerned. these are - in earlier years. we should be concerned. these are real- in earlier years. we should be i concerned. these are real signs in earlier years. we should be - concerned. these are real signs of the environment moving into areas where we really don't want it to be. if it carries on in that direction, the consequences will be severe. it's notjust tropical the consequences will be severe. it's not just tropical seas. the consequences will be severe. it's n

justin rowlatt, bbc news, bempton cliffs in yorkshire.d a system called �*the continuous flow model�* — which deliberately moves patients to wards which are already full to help free up ambulances. the royal college of nursing says the model �*normalises the abnormal�*. nikki fox reports. two years ago, these scenes were the norm. dozens of ambulances waiting for hours to offload patients. now the queues have reduced, but the problems have moved inside the hospital. this is footage filmed secretly by a patient�*s relative around a&e at queen�*s in romford in march. we showed it to the president of the royal college of emergency medicine. we can�*tjust park people in an emergency department as like a sort of dumping ground. emergency departments are overcrowded as they take ambulance patients quicker. the hospital says it was designed to see half the number it does now. but the footage shows, in their words, the sad reality of corridor care. and they�*ve approached nhs england to discuss additional funding. these are elderly, frail people

displayed the most concerning evidence yet that they are struggling to cope. 0ur climate editor justin rowlatt when the water gets to warrant and cannot die as a result. last month, ocean experts announced record world sea temperatures had led to a global mass coral bleaching event, the fourth ever recorded. and it's easy to see why. this grey area shows the range of average global sea temperatures over the last a0 years. now, look at this. the red line shows the sea temperature last year and this is how warm they've been this year. as you can see, the oceans are significantly warmer than in earlier years. should people be concerned? very much so. i mean, this is... these are real signs of the environment moving into areas where we really don't want it to be. and if it carries on in that direction, the consequences will be severe. it isn'tjust tropical seas that are changing. in cardigan bay, off the coast of wales, scientists have been using traces of dna to track the progress of this — an invasive sea squirt that carpets the sea floor, preventing the growth of native organisms. scientists sa

our climate editor justin rowlatt reports.een north wales and the island of anglesey. scientists have been monitoring the plants and animals on the sea shore here for almost 70 years. it's invaluable and it tells us so much about where species were, how quickly they've moved. they've been going back to the same places all around the uk creating a unique record of the changing populations on our country's rocky coasts. in that time, sea temperatures around this country have warmed by an average of about one degree celsius. the big thing that i've seen is species aren't all moving at the same rate — so things are moving further north, but not at the same speed. so, all the community compositions are changing everywhere because different species are moving at different rates. some creatures can't move at all — like barnacles. so, nova, this is a really disruptive process for ecosystems? i think if i was a barnacle, i'd be quite worried, yes! if one species vanishes or a new one comes in, it can affect all the other plants and ani

justin rowlatt, bbc news. let's speak to the cop28 uk youth delegate, rachel ojo.orld's oceans? very concerning, obviously.- concerning, obviously. yes, definitely- _ concerning, obviously. yes, definitely. i _ concerning, obviously. yes, definitely. i think _ concerning, obviously. yes, definitely. i think it's - concerning, obviously. yes, i definitely. i think it's obviously concerning, obviously. yes, - definitely. i think it's obviously a very concerning fact. i think for me, it's not news, it's something we've seen happening for years and years — and essentially, these record temperatures we are seeing is an accumulation of years of ignoring the problem. so i think this is really a wake—up call, if anything, to those in power but also all young people that this is no longer something that should be kept in the textbooks or something that should be talked about on social media most of this is clearly something that's affecting all of our lives in the lives of people across the world. yes, and you and other youth delegates — we've been talking about crediton bu

justin rowlatt, bbc news, aberystwyth.fs, with ngos describing the ongoing coral bleeching as wildfires underwater. i am nowjoined by anna marsden, managing director of the great barrier reef foundation. you are seeing firsthand the impact of this heat. how damaged is the great barrier reef and cannot be restored? the great barrier reef like every coral reef on the planet in this last summer is experiencing coral bleaching. it's not new to us working in the sector we understand coral reefs said very much on the front line of climate change. i guess our wake—up call and i6 and i7 guess our wake—up call and i6 and 17 was when we realised we are not responding to these underwater wildfires in a commensurate level. the cure to this is a stronger action on climate change but increasingly scientist conservation groups are being able to dispense treatment and fundamentally thatis treatment and fundamentally that is about reef restoration, adaptation, how to rebuild these underwater forests in critical areas so that the integrity

justin rowlatt, thank you.a companies have been told they could be named and shamed if they don't comply with new online safety rules aimed at protecting children. the media regulator 0fcom has set out a draft code of practice which requires technology firms to toughen up their age checks and change their algorithms, in order to filter out the most harmful content from young people's feeds. but a group of bereaved parents has written an open letter criticising 0fcom for a lack of ambition. they united in person this morning for a bbc breakfast special, as angus crawford reports. 11 young faces. 11 short lives. the online world playing a role in each of their deaths. leaving behind them parents campaigning in their names so no other family has to go through what they have. and they have a simple message. sit up and listen to parents that have lost their children. it is a david and goliath situation. it's been quite painful and very frustrating as a parent. everyone here knows only too well how damaging the produ

our climate editor, justin rowlatt, has more.d the island of anglesey. scientists have been monitoring the plants and animals on the sea shore here for almost 70 years. it's invaluable and it tells us so much about where species were, how quickly they've moved. they've been going back to the same places all around the uk, creating a unique record of the changing populations on our country's rocky coasts. in that time, sea temperatures around this country have warmed by an average of about one degree celsius. the big thing that i've seen is species aren't all moving at the same rate — so things are moving further north, but not at the same speed. so, all the community compositions are changing everywhere because different species are moving at different rates. some creatures can't move at all — like barnacles. so, this is a really disruptive process for ecosystems? i think if i was a barnacle, i'd be quite worried, yes! if one species vanishes or a new one comes in, it can affect all the other plants and animals in the system. at

displayed the most concerning evidence yet that they are struggling to cope. 0ur climate editor justin rowlatt the sea shore here for almost 70 years. it's invaluable and it tells us so much about where species were, how quickly they've moved. they've been going back to the same places all around the uk, creating a unique record of the changing populations on our country's rocky coasts. in that time, sea temperatures around this country have warmed by an average of about one degree celsius. the big thing that i've seen is species aren't all moving at the same rate — so things are moving further north, but not at the same speed. so, all the community compositions are changing everywhere because different species are moving at different rates. some creatures can't move at all — like barnacles. so, this is a really disruptive process for ecosystems? i think if i was a barnacle, i'd be quite worried, yes! if one species vanishes or a new one comes in, it can affect all the other plants and animals in the system. at aberystwyth university, scientists track the changes with the same technology the p

where after a long absence, a breeding colony of greys has been discovered. 0ur climate editor, justin rowlattwe've got one in here. i can here it growling away. we take boxes like these we put them up on the trees. his aim was to clear the island so these guys could flourish. and it worked! craig and his colleagues caught the last grey in 2013, the 40 reds that were left have multiplied to 800. but a couple of weeks ago and islander sent craig this — a photo of a mature male grey squirrels. and he isn't alone! camera traps caught images of these guys too. we've had animals on the island before, but this was different. when i saw the images i thought "this is a breeding colony." why is it so urgent? the urgency is because they breed, they compete with the red squirrel but also they can carry squirrelpox virus, which always kills reds. now, craig has caught eight grey squirrels in the last couple of days, but you know there are more out there, don't you? unfortunately, yes, we've got some images on a camera trap. so he's put some real traps out and we're going to see if we have caught any. ther

our climate editor justin rowlatt has more.nd killing grey squirrels since 1997. ~ ., , and killing grey squirrels since 1997. . ., , ., , , 1997. we are using live traps. in fact, we 1997. we are using live traps. in fact. we have — 1997. we are using live traps. in fact, we have got _ 1997. we are using live traps. in fact, we have got one _ 1997. we are using live traps. in fact, we have got one in - 1997. we are using live traps. in fact, we have got one in here. i| 1997. we are using live traps. in i fact, we have got one in here. i can here it rolling away. we take boxes like these we put them up on the trees. , ., like these we put them up on the trees. , . ., , ., . ., trees. his aim was to clear the island so _ trees. his aim was to clear the island so these _ trees. his aim was to clear the island so these guys _ trees. his aim was to clear the island so these guys could i trees. his aim was to clear the i island so these guys could flourish. and it worked! craig and his colleagues caught the last great in 2013, the 4

�*s activities. inspired by justin rowlatt's activities.— inspired by justin rowlatt's activities. .,ad some of those _ coming. gardening on the cheap, we will read some of those later. - time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm tolu adeoye. a decision on a new road tunnel connecting kent and essex will be delayed by six months because of the general election. a planning application was due to be considered by the government injune for the lower thames crossing, but that falls during the election campaign. the national highways says it's now been pushed back to october. children are to be prescribed activities including gardening, fishing and going to museums as part of research to tackle loneliness. it's a project led by university college london to see how effective so—called social prescribing is in reducing mental health issues and improving school attendance. around 100 pupils are being recruited for the pilot phase which starts this year. with the cost of commuting up, some welcome news for passengers travelling on sout

our climate editor, justin rowlatt, is in worcester, where one resident has built his own flood defences held back the floodwaters from his home and actually the video that was made _ home and actually the video that was made by— home and actually the video that was made by the bbc was viewed more than 30 million _ made by the bbc was viewed more than 30 million times. a huge amount of interest— 30 million times. a huge amount of interest on— 30 million times. a huge amount of interest on that and we are here because — interest on that and we are here because researchers have found that the incredibly wet weather we experienced in the autumn and winter last year— experienced in the autumn and winter last year was made four times more likely— last year was made four times more likely by— last year was made four times more likely by climate change and if you lookiust _ likely by climate change and if you look just at likely by climate change and if you lookjust at the rainfall in storms, that was— lookjust at the rainfall in storms, that was made ten times more likely and 20%_ that was mad

justin rowlatt, bbc news, middlesbrough.st. he is a player who just never gives up. i think a great example to every professional player, is james forrest. his performances in recent weeks have grabbed my attention because he is scoring goals, creating goals, working up and down the line. he looks as fit as he's ever looked. what do you think, i'm not asking you for any huge predictions but what do you think success would look like for this group in germany? success, it's difficult to say, that would be success. what we can say is, if we come out of the group stage, then we will have created a little bit of history for scottish football. that is the starting point, i think once you come out... if you are good enough to come out of the group stage, you get the points to come out of the group stage, then who knows what can happen after that? who knows, indeed ? but his optimism is shared by the 200,000 scots expected to travel. chris mclaughlin, bbc news. now, to the remarkable story of conservative mp craig mackinlay. he rece

our climate editorjustin rowlatt is at a nature reserve in east yorkshire this morning. he's in the rain. what is all this about, justinorbills and we have some puffins. i have to say, jon and sally, you are not going to see them on our shots because they are tucked away in their little boroughs in the cliffs. the birds are out feeding in the north sea, feeding on sand eels. the other birds are sitting on nests. so what is this all about? the uk, when it left the eu, got back some freedom to control what happens in its territorial waters. they decided to band sand eel fishing in the north sea, it is a hugely important species for these birds but huge fishery. danish boats take a quarter of a million tonnes of sand eels out of the north sea every year. conservationists say thatis every year. conservationists say that is damaging seabirds. the european union said, hold on a second, you're not doing enough to think about the danish fishermen and livelihoods, you are thinking too much about the ecosystem. so they said they didn't think the ban was there and they say it needs to be lifted. a decision needs to be made tomorr

our climate editorjustin rowlatt is in bangor this morning where scientists are monitoring how the rising temperatures are impacting the welsh coast. justin am now. we often think of climate change, global warming happening elsewhere in the world, in the tropics, the hot countries and up and down the polar regions. it affects us all, it is changing the population of species in the rocky sea shells of the uk, in the rocky sea shells of the uk, in the rocky sea shells of the uk, in the waters of the uk. we will look at more in a moment. first, let's take a look at the global picture. on much of australia's great barrier reef, you only have to dive below the surface to see the impact our warming oceans are having. just look at the coral — it bleaches turns white when the water gets too warm and can die as a result. last month, ocean experts announced record world sea temperatures had led to a global mass coral bleaching event, the fourth ever recorded. and it's easy to see why. this grey area shows the range of average global sea temperatures over the last 40 years. now, look at this. the red line shows the sea temperature last year and this