his name was lonesome george. he was 100 yea rs old was lonesome george.ce any offspring other sciences tried for years. this new discovery could help track down a direct descendant. scientists also hope to facilitate reading of both the pinta and florrie arnott taught us is to help grow numbers of the fragile species. translation: hopefully in the very near future, we cannot bring back two species that were extinct and with captive breeding and scientific work we can recover them. it's an exciting opportunity to rebuild the ecosystem, just might be slow going. here's the weather with tomasz. the second half of the weekend is looking changeable across the uk with rain on the way, that should sweep across the uk through the morning with a bit of sunshine in the forecast as well. looking at the forecast through the early hours and rain already across the south—west of the uk and through the night making its journey towards the north of the country but never reaching scotland, in fact most of scotland, that is, at five in the morning is clear and there is als

his name was lonesome george.uce any offspring, although scientists tried for years. but this new discovery could help track down a direct descendant. scientists also hope to facilitate breeding of both the pinta and florea na tortoises to help grow numbers of the fragile species. translation: hopefully, in the very near future, we can bring back two species that were extinct and with captive breeding and scientific work, we can recover them. it's an exciting opportunity to rebuild the ecosystem. itjust might be slow going. freya cole, bbc news. that is a story that has taught us that is a story that has taught usa that is a story that has taught us a lot. not funny at all. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @bbcmaryam. thank you for watching on your company. goodbye. —— and for your company. hello. well, the second half of the weekend is looking changeable across the uk with rain on the way, that should be sweeping across the uk through the morning with a bit of sunshine in the forecast as well. looking at the fore

his name was lonesome george.ring and scientists tried for years. this new discovery could help track down a direct descendant. scientists also hope to facilitate breeding of both the pinta and floreana tortoise's to help grow numbers of the fragile species. translation: hopefully in the very near future, we can bring back two species that were extinct and with captive breeding and scientific work — we can recover them. it's an exciting opportunity to rebuild the ecosystem, itjust might be slow going. and now witness history. we go back to the great storm that ravaged the south of england in 1987 — and we tell the story of a remarkable tree that not only survived the hurricane but also changed the way that trees are cared for around the world. at the time, it was devastating, i was devastated. trees i'd been looking at, that you've grown to recognise and be familiar with were lying on the ground. here we are in kew gardens, the royal botanic gardens just south of london. in the gardens, we have about 111,000 trees

his name was lonesome george.y offspring, although scientists tried for years. but this new discovery could help track down a direct descendant. scientists also hope to facilitate breeding of both the pinta and florea na tortoises to help grow numbers of the fragile species. translation: hopefully, in the very near future, we can bring back two species that were extinct, and with captive breeding and scientific work, we can recover them. it's an exciting opportunity to rebuild the ecosystem. itjust might be slow going. freya cole, bbc news. residents of japan's ancient capital, kyoto, are voting for their mayor today after an election campaign that's featured strong concerns about over—tourism. two of the candidates have vowed to rein in the current mayor's tourist—friendly policies, including clamping down on building new hotels. that on building new hotels. is it for this edition of bbc that is it for this edition of bbc news. come back laterfor more. goodbye. hello. well, the second half of the weekend is looki

his name was lonesome george and he was 100 years old.ientists had encouraged him for years. but this new discovery could help track down the direct descendant. scientists also hope to facilitate breeding of both tortoises to help grow numbers of the fragile species. translation: hopefully, in the very near future, we can bring back two species that are extinct, and with captive breeding and scientific work we can recover them. it's an exciting opportunity to rebuild the ecosystem. but it might require a little patience. gail maclellan, bbc news. margot robbie, renee zellweger and al pacino are just some of the stars up for awards at tonight's baftas ceremony in london's royal albert hall. the nominations have been criticised for their lack of diversity, with all 20 acting nominees being white, and no female directors being recognised for the seventh year running. our entertainment correspondent, colin paterson, reports. the british world war i epic 1917 is the runaway favourite at tonight's bafta film awards. and with your help i'd like

his name was lonesome george and he was 100 years old.r years. but this new discovery could help track down a direct descendant. scientists also hope to facilitate breeding of both the pinta and floreana tortoises to help grow numbers of the fragile species. translation: hopefully, in the very near future, we can bring back two species that are extinct, and with captive breeding and scientific work we can recover them. it's an exciting opportunity to rebuild the ecosystem, but it might require a little patience. gail maclellan, bbc news. at least 20 people have died in a stampede during an outdoor religious service in tanzania. the pentecostal service was taking place last night at a stadium in the northern town of moshi. according to a local official, worshippers were rushing to be anointed with holy oil when the stampede occured. margot robbie, renee zellweger and al pacino are just some of the stars up for awards at tonight's baftas ceremony in london's royal albert hall. the nominations have been criticised for their lack of diversity

his name was lonesome george and he was 100 years old.ed him for years. but this new discovery could help track down a direct descendant. scientists also hope to facilitate breeding of both the pinta and floreana tortoises to help grow numbers of the fragile species. translation: hopefully, in the very near future, we can bring back two species that are extinct, and with captive breeding and scientific work, we can recover them. it's an exciting opportunity to rebuild the ecosystem, but it might require a little patience. gail maclellan, bbc news. sunday is groundhog day in the us and canada, with celebrations taking place for the 134th year. in pennsylvania, punxsutawney phil, the groundhog, has made his annual appearance at gobblers knob to decide whether we're in for an extended winter or an early spring. my my forecast on a day that is a palindrome will cause some to cheer and some to moan. so do i hope you think it is neighbourly for their is no shadow of me, spring will be early. it is a certainty! early spring, ladies and gentlemen

tortoise that was a relative of a tortoise who was called lonesome george he was believed to be the last of his kind and he died 8 years ago. this is al jazeera and these are the headlines a man in the philippines has become the 1st person to die from corona virus outside of china a 44 year old man was from the center of the illness and a woman who was with him also tested positive 304 people have now died in china and more than 14000 cases have been confirmed the philippines a new zealand of also joined the u.s. and australia in banning entry for foreigners who recently visited china and in hong kong the pressure is growing on the government to close its border with mainland china well from wayne hay reporting from hong kong there's going to be medical staff on duty because one of the unions has called for a strike so on monday around 3000 non-essential medical staff will walk off the job they are going to intensify their action throughout the course of the week if they met by the government one of the key demands is that they effectively close the border crossings between mainland chin

excitement came with the discovery of a single printed tossers relative of a tortoise called lonesome george it was believed to be the last of his kind died 8 years ago. and let's take you through some of the headlines here in algeria now police have shot dead a man after at least 2 people were stabbed on a busy street in south london police say it was a terrorism related incident it happened in the suburb of stratton police have just said the situation has been contained also say he may have had an explosive device on him. early 1500 chinese military medics are being deployed to a newly built hospital to treat coronavirus patients a man in the philippines become the 1st person to die outside china the death toll is now 300 and for it on kong pressure is growing on the government to close its border with the mainland philippines and new zealand have joined the us in australia in banning entry to foreigners who recently visited china. protesters in iraq are denouncing the appointment of mohamed el feel as the new prime minister they've been marching in several cities colluding baghdad north k

exciting find for scientists, who say one of the young females could be related to a tortoise called lonesome georgeto be the last of his kind. gail maclellan explains. nestled into the crevices of this volcano, the highest peak of the galapagos islands, are 30 prehistoric giants. until now, scientists thought they had become extinct. translation: 29 have genetic a ncestry of translation: 29 have genetic ancestry of the extinct tortoise and one femalejuvenile ancestry of the extinct tortoise and one female juvenile torches is a genetic ancestry of the extinct pinto torches. the last known pinto tortoise died eight years ago. his name was long—term george and he was 100 years old. he didn't produce any offspring although scientists had encouraged him for years. but this new discovery could help track down the direct descendant. scientists also hope to facilitate breeding of both tortoise to help grow numbers of the fragile species. translation: hopefully, in the very near future, we can translation: hopefully, in the very nearfuture, we can bring back two species that are extinct, and with captive br

excitement came with the discovery of a single point a tortoise a relative of a tortoise called lonesome george it was believed to be the last of its kind and died 8 years ago. and we shall carry these are the headlines on al-jazeera early 1500 chinese military medics are being deployed to a newly built hospital to treat coronavirus patients a man in the philippines has become the 1st person to die from the virus outside of china 304 people have now died in china and more than 14000 cases have been confirmed and hong call pressure is growing on the government to close 'd its border with the mainland the philippines and new zealand have joined the u.s. and australia and banning entry to foreigners who have recently visited china here's what new zealand's prime minister had to say new zealand permanent residents and citizens who have been in mainland china will continue to be able to return home they will be required to go into isolation for a period of 14 die for anyone who has visited mainland china and the last 14 days they will not be able to come in and remain within new zealand's borders re

excitement came when the discovery of a single tortious it's a relative of the tortoise called lonesome george who is believed to be the last of his kind and died 80 years ago scientists are now keeping a close eye on the new discoveries but there are unlikely to get. results there and these are the top stories the philippines has reported the 1st death from the corona virus outside of china a 44 year old man from will han died there on saturday the philippines and new zealand have now joined the us and australia banning all foreign tourists from entering if they've traveled to china in the past 14 days scotland has more from beijing it's been confirmed by the philippine authorities that a 44 year old chinese man from will han i died on saturday he developed pneumonia while he was in the hospital in quarantine with a companion a 38 year old chinese woman who travelled with him they landed in the philippines on the 21st of january they connected through hong kong on their way to the philippines yes this is the 1st death now of the coronavirus outside of china. hong kong hospital workers will go

excitement came with the discovery of a single pinta tortoise which is a relative of a tortoise called lonesome george he was believed to be the last of his kind and died 8 years ago. they are on al jazeera these are the headlines a man in the philippines has become the 1st person to die outside of china from corona virus the 44 year old man was from han which is the epicenter of the illness a woman who is with the victim also tested positive china says just over 300 people have now died from the virus after reporting 45 new deaths also the philippines a new zealand have joined the united states and australia in banning entry to foreigners who have recently visited china and in hong kong pressure is growing on the government to close the border with mainland china more from when hey he's reporting from hong kong. one group the a union representing thousands of medical workers going to go on strike beginning on monday initially saying it will be around $3000.00 non-essential medical staff but they are going to increase that action to step it up as the week progresses if the government does not bow to i

excitement came with the discovery of a single since a tortoise it's a relative of a tortoise called lonesome george true it was thought was the last of its kind when he died 8 years ago scientists are now obviously keeping a close eye on the new discoveries headlines the next. result is there and these are the top stories the philippines has reported the 1st death from the corona virus outside of china a 44 year old man from well han died there on saturday he was being kept in quarantine and a middle of hospital along with one other coronavirus patient the philippines and new zealand have now joined the us and australia and banning travelers who have recently been to china. if you enjoy looking for but you're all buried yesterday. what were the words of the preacher and me sure he developed a beer. in your very. big bro and showed. however the can do short of the be sure that your 8 bow would know what they were worth being in his reverie. hong kong hospital workers will go on strike on monday for 5 days demanding their government to close its borders with mainland china amid the outbreak within ch

real excitement with the discovery of a single painter tortoise a relative of what is called lonesome george she was believed to be the last of its kind died 8 years ago scientists are keeping a course sign on their new discoveries are unlikely to get very far. without a syria these are the headlines iraq's president turns appointed former communications minister mohammed alawi as prime minister designate but sees already been rejected by anti-government protesters have been hit on the streets since october a long way appealed to the protesters in a message posted on twitter. that continued demonstrating and protesting and shouting are slogans this is your country and these are your rights our job is to meet your demands and we have to protect you and not oppress you the country's weapons should be directed towards those who carry weapons and who should stay in the streets that we manage to hold the killers accountable to compensate families of the martyrs who treat all the wounded as the time for elections restoring the pride and prestige of the security forces in the economy to fight the c

excitement came with the discovery of a single pinta tortoise which is a relative of the told to scald lonesome george i thought he was the last of his kind he died 8 years ago but that may be different now. and without a look at the headlines on al-jazeera a man in the philippines has become the 1st person to die from corona virus outside of china $304.00 people have now died within the country and more than 14000 cases have been confirmed in hong kong the pressure is growing on the government to close the border with the mainland the philippines a new zealand have joined the u.s. and the strain and banning entry to foreigners who have recently visited china is what you see the prime minister's been saying new zealand permanent residents and citizens who have been in mainland china will continue to be able to return home they will be required to go into isolation for a period of 14 days for anyone who has visited mainland china and the last 14 days they will not be able to come in and remain within new zealand's borders restrictions will be placed at the border we will be reviewing that every 48 hour

excitement came with the discovery of a single painted taught us a relative of a toaster is called lonesome george it was believed to have been the last of his kind and died 8 years ago is not so lonesome anymore. i'll be back in a minute with more news. talk to al-jazeera let me talk about 2 of the biggest problems facing and they all the endemic corruption. we listen so if you really put place china's enemy a couple more years and that's really that yours we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter although just 0 when the news breaks. when people who need to be heard general situation of course is affecting both the venue and food and graphics and the story needs to be told with exclusive interviews is a country that is used to being polar and in-depth reports movie screens have i felt how does iraq has teams on the ground that say that they're against. to play. documentaries and live news. a conflict that is now considered to be the world's worst humanitarian crisis how many have to die like this stock is. really for sale and investigation into how billions of euros

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