katie silver reports.ed out when the islands were colonised, in the 18th and 19th centuries. now, after last being sighted in 1906, the fernandina giant tortoise appears to be back. it was discovered in a thicket of vegetation on fernandina island, one of the youngest and most pristine of the galapagos archipelago. translation: it is perhaps the most important discovery in the last century. there have been multiple investigations and monitoring projects on the island and not a single individual had been located. she is believed elderly, over 100 years old. authorities which cited tracks and excrement in other parts of the island, hope she is not the only one. translation: if we find more female individuals, and hopefully males, we can immediately start a breeding programme in captivity for this species, here in santa cruz. giant tortoises can reach more than 200 kilograms and are believed to have arrived on the remote vulcanic island chain around 3 million years ago. the most famous, lonesome george, was f

katie silver reports.h and 19th centuries. now, after last being sighted in 1906, the fernandina giant tortoise appears to be back. it was discovered in a thicket of vegetation on fernandina island, one of the youngest and most pristine of the galapagos archipelago. translation: it is perhaps the most important discovery in the last century. there have been multiple investigations and monitoring projects on the island and not a single individual had been located. she's believed elderly, over 100 years old. authorities, which cited tracks and excrement in other parts of the island, hope she's not the only one. translation: if we find more female individuals, and hopefully males, we can immediately start a breeding programme in captivity for this species, here in santa cruz. giant tortoises can reach more than 200 kilograms and are believed to have arrived on the remote vulcanic island chain around 3 million years ago. the most famous, lonesome george, was found in 1972, but with scientists unable to find a

katie silver reports.s forced thousands from their homes. it started near the city of nelson. then, with winds of 20 km/h, it has moved south and now threatens the town of wakefield. along with efforts on the ground, 26 aircraft have been deployed, making it the largest aerial firefight in new zealand's history. firefighters have been backburning, as well, a last—resort measure where small fires are deliberately lit to stop the path of a wildfire. we're doing it in stages. that reduces the heat and the ferocity of the fire. tents have been set up to feed the hundreds of volunteer and professional firefighters, and a makeshift animal shelter erected for livestock and family pets. there's nothing worse, i think, than being displaced as a family. and for people, these animals are their family, so it's huge, and we're feeling it for them as well. police have confirmed they're investigating two of the fires, and are appealing to speak to three young men spotted in the area on friday. many came together to pray,

katie silver reports.is the last village remaining, and now hundreds of men, women and children are on their way out. five years of isis hold appears to be almost over. the evacuations came after an appeal by the united nations for the safety of civilians trapped inside — though they say not everyone is out, and the fighters are yet to surrender. translation: there are isis fighters in the city, and they still hope they can regain control of the area. but we too are preparing to fight them. it is a far cry from the militant group who once held territory the size of britain. 88,000 square kilometres, stretching from western syria to eastern iraq. it imposed brutal rule on almost 8 million people. five years later, the group's territory has been reduced tojust this. 300 militants in half a square kilometre of land. the us—backed coalition plans to wait until civilians are out and then storm the area. it is creating some fear in neighbouring iraq. translation: iraq is concerned because most of the remaining f

katie silver reports.ina‘s tortoise appears to have been rediscovered. it is one of the youngest and most pristine of the area. translation: it is perhaps the most important discovery in the last century. it had been multiple investigations on the island and not a single individual had been located. she is believed elderly, over 100 years old. authorities which cited tracks in other parts of the island hope she is not the only one. translation: if we find more then not individuals, and hopefully males, we can immediately start breeding programme in captivity here in santa cruz. giant tortoises can reach more than 100 kilograms. they are believed to have arrived around 100 million years at go. the most famous was found in 1972 but, with scientists unable to find a mate, he died 40 scientists unable to find a mate, he died a0 years later, as the last of the species. as well this tortoise, scientist there to confirm that it is definitely a member of the long—lost species then they have to set her up long—lost

katie silver reports.w been over a week, firefighters battling a blaze which has forced thousands from their homes. it started near the city of nelson, and with the winds of 20 km an hour, it has moved south and threatens the town of wakefield. along with efforts on the ground, 20 aircraft up and plate making it the largest area firefight and his healing history. —— new zealand history, firefighters or backbiting as a last resort measure with small fires deliberately lead to stop the path of a wildfire. we are doing it in stages. it reduces the heat and the ferocity of the fire. tens have been set up to help thousands of voluntary. and makeshift animal shelter, erected for livestock and family pets. there's nothing worse i think i'm being displaced as a family, and for people, these animals are their family so that huge and we feel for them as well. police have confirmed that investigating two of the fires and are appealing to speak to three young men, spotted in the area on friday. many came together to p

katie silver reports.now been over a week, firefighters battling a blaze which has forced thousands from their homes. it started near the city of nelson, then with winds of 20km/h, it has moved south and threatens the town of wakefield. along with efforts on the ground, 26 aircraft have been deployed, making it the largest area firefight in new zealand's history. firefighters are backburning as a last resort measure with small fires deliberately lit to stop the path of a wildfire. we are doing it in stages. that reduces the heat and the ferocity of the fire. tents have been set up to help thousands of voluntary and professional firefighters. and a makeshift animal shelter, erected for livestock and family pets. there's nothing worse, i think, than being displaced as a family, and for people, these animals are their family so it's huge and we feel for them as well. police have confirmed they're investigating two of the fires and are appealing to speak to three young men, spotted in the area on friday. many

katie silver reports.he city of nelson, then with of nelson, then with winds of 20 km an hour, it has moved south and threatens the town of wakefield. along with efforts on the ground, 26 aircraft have been deployed, making it the largest area firefight and his healing history. —— new zealand history, firefighters are backburning as a last resort measure with small fires deliberately lead to stop the path of a wildfire. resort measure with small fires deliberately lit to stop the path of a wildfire. we are doing it in stages. it reduces the heat and the ferocity of the fire. tens have been set up to help thousands of voluntary. and a makeshift animal shelter, erected for livestock and family pets. there's nothing worse i think than being displaced as a family, and for people, these animals are their family so it's huge and we feel for them as well. police have confirmed they're investigating two of the fires and are appealing to speak to three young men, spotted in the area on friday. many came together to

women also took silver in the team pursuit, just like the men, they were beaten by australia in the final. the team, featuring four—time olympic champion laura kenny, elinor barker, katieten byjust 2 tenths of a second. back home, we ran a quicker time, andi back home, we ran a quicker time, and i had better legs, much better legs, now i just and i had better legs, much better legs, now ijust didn't happen here at these last two days. i don't know why, it's not like i haven't been feeling unwell or anything, so i feeling unwell or anything, so i feel partly responsible for it, because like i said back home, we went quicker. we ran quicker, so it's a bit disappointing i guess. now, some of the world's leading rugby union players have warned the sport's global governing body that proposed changes to the calendar.. risk player welfare. world rugby reportedly wants to introduce a 12—team world league starting in 2020 but world player of the yearjonny sexton has called the proposals "out of touch". patrick gearey has more. josh adams against elliott, josh adams. this is what it takes to play international rugby union, it's a sport that tugs at the emotional and physical ext

katie silver reports.06 the giant ta rta rus appears after last being cited in 1906 the giant tartarus appears to be back. it was discovered in a thicket of vegetation on the island, one of the youngest and most pristine in the galapagos archipelago. translation: it is perhaps the most important discovery in the last century, they have been multiple investigations and monitoring project on the island and monitoring project on the island and not a single individual had been located. she is believed elderly, over 100 years old, authorities would cited tracks in excrement in other parts of the island hope she is not the only one. translation: other parts of the island hope she is not the only one. translatiosz we find more females and may be males we can immediately start a breeding programme in connectivity for this species. giant tortoises can reach more than 200 kilograms and are believed to have arrived on the remote island chain around 3 million years ago. the most famous, lonesome george, was found in 1