this is the view in kew gardens to the west of london just a short while ago.shine out. this is wakefield, puddles on the ground and blue skies overhead. progression of weather fronts pushing eastward at the moment. good to show you the view from space. one across scotland, western parts of england and wales, rain, but the second one is a little more potent and that is producing the downpour in kew gardens and thunderstorms in parts of norfolk, lincolnshire and just off the east coast. down that eastern coastal strip, coastal counties and into the south—east, outbreaks of heavy and at times thundery rain. further west, the front fizzing a little. a fair bit of sunshine to take you through your sunday afternoon and feeling quite pleasant with the sun on your back. this evening and overnight, our weather fronts across these eastern counties of england, grinding to a halt. turning brighter and patchy through the night and at the same thing cloud approaches to the west of scotland and northern ireland but in between clear skies mean mist and fog patches in a cooler

i have been looking at some of these species identified as being at risk down here at kew gardens includingarly affected by logging and some are close to extinction. of course they are here being conserved at kew gardens as part of a huge programme in this area but the authors of the report are concerned about the number of trees in their own native environment because a whole ecosystem can depend on them. so the lemurs of madagascar for example depend on those trees just as many other plants and animals do and as you said it's notjust the exotic trees but also much more familiar british trees and european trees that this report identifies as being at risk in their home areas. so they are hoping that the report will alert people to what is actually happening in the fact that many species of trees are at risk particularly in the countries where they evolved. great britain have won their 30th gold medal of the paralympic games in tokyo. it went to david smith in the boccia — and there was more gb success on day eight, as our sports correspondent andy swiss reports. he is the man with the colo

we are at kew gardens in london with more on why the trees are in danger.ter: i have been looking at some of the species identified, including some extraordinary trees from madagascar are. they have been particularly affected by logging. it is not just the exotic trees. it is more familiar british trees. what they are hoping is this will alert people to what is happening. especially in the countries where they evolved. anchor: now to the global effort to fight covid, brazilian researchers have found that snake venom could be used as a tool in the fight against coronavirus. a molecule in the venom of a deadly south american viper could slow the reproduction of covid cells. reporter: this pit viper is one of the deadliest snakes in south america. the venom has enough potency to kill 16 people. the dangerous snake could potentially help scientists develop a drug to combat coronavirus. researchers have found that the peptide produced inhibited the viruses ability to reproduce in monkeys. >> we were able to see that the peptide not only inhibited the development

of course, they are here being conserved at kew gardens as part of a huge programme in this area, butplants and animals do and as you said it's not just the exotic trees but also much more familiar british trees and european trees that this report identifies as being at risk in their home areas. so they are hoping that the report will alert people to what is actually happening in the fact that many species of trees are at risk particularly in the countries where they evolved. four weeks it's just four weeks until the uk premiere of daniel craig's fifth and final outing as james bond in no time to die, which has been repeatedly delayed by the pandemic. the final trailer has just been released, and it shows all the high—octane action that bond fans have come to expect. it comes as welcome tonic for the uk's cinemas. quite a while. barring another screeching u—turn, we're away from witnessing bond's return, out of retirement, and into the arms of an old foe. now your enemy is my enemy. how did that happen? well, you live long enough. after a year in which the pandemic sent the box office

let's get more from sanchia berg at the royal botanic gardens, at kew in london.tion. of course, they are here being conserved at kew gardens as part of a huge programme in this area, but the authors of the report are concerned about the number of trees in their own native environment because a whole ecosystem can depend on them. so the lemurs of madagascar for example depend on those trees just as many other plants and animals do and as you said it's not just the exotic trees but also much more familiar british trees and european trees that this report identifies as being at risk in their home areas. so they are hoping that the report will alert people to what is actually happening in the fact that many species of trees are at risk particularly in the countries where they evolved. thanks for watching, bye—bye. hello, there. very little change to the weather for the next few days. we're keeping this blocking area of high pressure and that's going to continue to feed a lot of cloud to central and eastern areas. best of the sunshine, though, like the last few days w

kew gardens says it thinks that'll go up even further when it completes its current stocktake.ing right now. there's been a signal failure on the district line. there's no service from edgware road to high street kensington. there are also a few issues with great northerm southern and southeastern trains this morning, so do check before you travel. don't forget you can tune into your bbc local radio station for regular updates throughout the morning. time for the weather with elizabeth rizzini. good morning. there is more wet weather in the forecast as we head through the weekend, which is looking rather unsettled but until thenit looking rather unsettled but until then it is dry i and there will be plenty of sunshine around at times as well. another milestone today with temperatures in the low and mid teens in celsius and early missed around as well. that will lift likely as we head through the morning as we have a dry and fine day too, and there will be spells of sunshine emerging through the morning lasting into the afternoon and top temperatures in the best of the sunshine

of course they are here being conserved at kew gardens as part of a huge programme in this area but thepy they premiered her film on its streaming service at the same time as in cinemas. i understand 00s have a very short life expectancy. but every actor who has played bond so far has made it safely onto the big screen. all eight of them, in fact. sean connery, roger moore, timothy dalton, and pierce brosnan. and in the '60s, george lazenby and david niven. not to forget the first bond in the '50s, barry nelson. he was in casino royale. so who is odds—on to take overfrom daniel craig? is it that bloke from bridgerton? marvel�*s kung fu master? or the man who played superman? but this bond has to survive a number of plot twists first. james, you don't know what this is. if he does finally find his way to the big screen, we will all find out. the name's lobel, mark lobel, bbc news. ican i can tell you he has got be heard to be a bond! i have always had my doubts about how britishjames bond is because one thing you never seem to see is an umbrella! am i going to need my umbrella? well, i t