do you fear a time when people, maybe only decades from now, might come to kew and might marvel at thelost forever? and that is only now to be seen in a protected environment like this? sadly, that's already the case. we have plants in our collections here which are now extinct in the wild, some of which will never be recovered. for example, there's a cycad encephalartos woodii in the temperate house. the only known examples in the world are male. it will never reproduce sexually. other plants are known to now be extinct. there are no examples left anywhere in the world. we do our best through the work of the millennium seed bank to gather these seeds to store them. it's an insurance policy against extinction, but i think the picture you paint is very real and kew will do everything it can to end the biodiversity crisis and to minimise the further species that we're going to lose through habitat loss. if you think about us as a museum, our subject matter is planet earth and the life here on planet earth. but the challenge, and there is a problem, and i think the pandemic has brought th

they were found in the collection at kew gardens here.ke an excellent brew, with tones of honey and blackcurrant, apparently. it's just one example of many of how science, rather than taking us away from the natural world, is bringing us closer to solutions for some of humanity's greatest problems. millions of tonnes of sand were shifted to a stretch of coastline in north norfolk to see if a natural barrier could hold back rising sea levels. it seems to have worked. the homes and businesses are on the front line of rising sea levels. the sand barrier idea is cheaper than building a concrete seawall. this more natural solution could be used to protect more coastal communities. in a way that making space for water, so allowing natural processes to come back in places where we can do this, i think that's the attitude we need to have, and that we're not going to be able to keep building sea walls and defend, defend, defend. in 2021, nearly 60 acres of trees were cut down in northumberland — to reduce carbon emissions. it sounds strange, but i

they were found in the collections at kew gardens here.it is one example of many of how science, rather than taking us away from the natural world, is bringing us closer to solutions for some of humanity's greatest problems. millions of tonnes of sand were shifted to a stretch of coastline in north norfolk to see if a natural barrier could hold back rising sea levels. it seems to have worked. the homes and businesses i won the front line of rising sea levels. the sound barrier idea is cheaper than building a concrete seawall. this more natural solution could be used to protect more coastal communities. we are making space for water and allow— we are making space for water and allow natural processes to come back in places— allow natural processes to come back in places where we can do this. i think— in places where we can do this. i think that — in places where we can do this. i think that is _ in places where we can do this. i think that is the attitude we need to have _ think that is the attitude we need to have and that we're going to b

it's been cold but sunny and beautiful day for seeing some of the christmas light at kew gardens.ent across the country. underthe contrast at the moment across the country. under the clear sky we will have an early evening frost but it's this massive cloud waiting in the winds that is going to bring outbreaks of rain, some of it heavy. but it's also going to bring with it there's so much of mild air, the slice of yellow that's going to gradually drifted to a steadily eastwards. however, as it does push into the colder air on the leading edge there could be a combination of rain, sleet and snow for a time. it will gradually turn back to rain with the mild aerotech again behind. wintry mix across east anglia and south east anglia and out to the west it's cloudy about milder start here. temperatures climbing through the night, seven to 10. here. temperatures climbing through the night, seven to 10 . a damp start first thing in the southeast of a quite a lot of cloud generally across england and wales and northern ireland, perhaps the best of any sun shining scotland with a few scatte

with me is inspectorjason kew from the violence reduction unit with thames valley police.ent of both an adult and child drug diversion scheme that's now being used force—wide in the thames valley. and also i'm joined by paul hannaford. he almost lost his life after a heroin addiction. he's been clean for about 1k years and now educates children on the risks of gang crime and drug addiction. welcome and drug addiction. to you both. could she speak to welcome to you both. could she speak to you this evening. let me just ask you one very straightforward question first. more money for rehabilitation and treatment and for police enforcement. from where you sit, is that the right balance? yes. sit, is that the right balance? yes, definitel . sit, is that the right balance? yes, definitely. throughout _ sit, is that the right balance? yes, definitely. throughout my - sit, is that the right balance? ye: definitely. throughout my entire career, i have seen time and time again police activity enforcement have been very limited effect, actually, and reducing the size of the drug mark

they were found in the collection at kew gardens here.ow science, rather than taking us away from the natural world, is bringing us closer to solutions for some of humanity's greatest problems. millions of tonnes of sand were shifted to a stretch of coastline in north norfolk to see if a natural barrier could hold back rising sea levels. it seems to have worked. the homes and businesses are on the front line of rising sea levels. the sand barrier idea is cheaper than building a concrete seawall. this more natural solution could be used to protect more coastal communities. in a way that making space for water, so allowing natural processes to come back in places where we can do this, i think that's the attitude we need to have, and that we're not going to be able to keep building sea walls and defend, defend, defend. in 2021, nearly 60 acres of trees were cut down in northumberland — to reduce carbon emissions. it sounds strange, but it was done to save an ancient peat bog, which traps far more carbon than trees ever could. the building bl

they were found in the collection at kew gardens here.ore natural solution could be used to protect more coastal communities. in a way that making space for water, so allowing natural processes to come back in places where we can do this, i think that's the attitude we need to have, and that we're not going to be able to keep building sea walls and defend, defend, defend. in 2021, nearly 60 acres of trees were cut down in northumberland — to reduce carbon emissions. it sounds strange, but it was done to save an ancient peat bog, which traps far more carbon than trees ever could. the building blocks of the peatland are the sphagnum mosses which themselves, like this one, are absolutely full of water. they're about 90% water. and that water is why bogs are better at slowing climate change than trees. when plants die in a bog, they don't release all their carbon into the atmosphere because they don't rot completely. which is why this... chainsaw whirrs. ..is good for the environment. there's greater diversity among science students than ever

simon, kew the music. that is because we have got the actors with us this morning.st by election. with a low turnout the tories' lead over labour was cut from almost 19,000 to less than 4,500. the winning candidate louie french began his speech with a tribute to his predecessor james brokenshire, who died in october. he made an enormous impact on everyone who lives here as your member of parliament, i will work tirelessly to build on everything he achieved. i can't put into words how much the support of his wife kathy has meant to me during this campaign. and her strength and bravery throughout has been inspiring. tube passengers are expected to face a second weekend of disruption this evening. members of the rmt union will walk out at 8:30 tonight in an ongoing dispute over driver rotas. the strike action which affects the central and victoria lines ends at oliz30 on saturday morning. 28 hospital trusts across london will receive a share of £109 million to help reduce waiting lists. the funding will go towards expanding wards, increasing the number of operating the