quickly, marghera. _ weaponised against us. quickly, marghera. any _ weaponised against us.. quickly, | marghera, any confirmation as to when that period so we'll be ready and i are passengers happy —— port. there will be special powers granted to a special commissioner, the idea is there will be new facilities in place in time for the start of next year's season, so spring 2022. the happiness of passengers, i think passengers care a lot about venice. thank you, we have ran out of time both. you thank you, we have ran out of time you are watching bbc news. there's evidence people drank more heavily during the pandemic. injuly, public health england reported a 21% year—on—year increase in deaths from alcohol—related liver disease. but now, heavy alcohol consumption seems to be falling. a recent survey showed one in five people in newcastle and darlington — in the north of england — have cut back on their drinking. from there, phil connell reports. it's a region that likes to party with many of our towns and cities known for their drinking culture. but he had in the north—east

a new port in the nearby city of marghera will be fast—tracked for the cruise liners, but those dependingquickly without - planning is absurd. in our opinion, it is evil, and a crime against the workers. "la serenissima" venice was called, the most serene. but its beauty is fragile. the battle over who can drift through the city of water might now help preserve this jewel of civilisation. mark lowen, bbc news, rome. two sumatran tigers are recovering at a zoo in the indonesian capital, jakarta, after being infected with coronavirus. 9—year—old tino and 12—year—old hari tested positive in mid—july, after they experienced flu—like symptoms, trouble breathing and appetite loss. officials at the zoo say the tigers are healthy now. scientists are trying to find the source of the infection. the zoo has been closed sincejune, as covid—19 cases have been soaring nationwide. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise. hello there. it's a quiet start to the month of august, but nothing particularly outstanding, i'm afraid. in fact, today summarises it quite nicely. we have seen some breaks

a new port in the nearby city of marghera will be fast—tracked for the cruise liners, but those dependingindustry are worried. translation: such a decision taken so quickly without - planning is absurd. in our opinion, it is evil and a crime against the workers. �*la serenissima' venice was called — the most serene. but its beauty is fragile. the battle over who can drift through the city of water might now help preserve this jewel of civilisation. mark lowen, bbc news, rome. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise. good afternoon. it's a rather grey sunday out there for many. if we take a look at the satellite picture, you can see exactly what i'm talking about. there are some breaks in the cloud and some brightness into western scotland in particular and parts of north wales but a weak weather front is shifting its way steadily south and it's enhancing some sharp, possibly thundery downpours to develop a little bit later on in the day. also, a northerly flow means that it's quite cool out there, particularly on exposed north sea coasts. there will be a good deal of dry weath

a new port in the nearby city of marghera will be fast—tracked for the cruise liners, but those dependinge industry are worried. translation: such a decision taken so quickly without - planning is absurd. in our opinion, it is evil and a crime against the workers. �*la serenissima' venice was called — the most serene. but its beauty is fragile. the battle over who can drift through the city of water might now help preserve this jewel of civilisation. mark lowen, bbc news, rome. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. good afternoon. it's a rather grey sunday out there for many. if we take a look at the satellite picture, you can see exactly what i'm talking about. there are some breaks in the cloud and some brightness into western scotland in particular and parts of north wales but a weak weather front is shifting its way steadily south and it's enhancing some sharp, possibly thundery downpours to develop a little bit later on in the day. also, a northerly flow means that it's quite cool out there, particularly on exposed north sea coasts. there will be a good deal of dr

a new port in the nearby city of marghera will be fast—tracked for the cruise liners, but those dependingand a crime against the workers. �*la serenissima' venice was called — the most serene. but its beauty is fragile. was called — the most serene. the battle over who can drift through the city of water might now help preserve this jewel of civilisation. mark lowen, bbc news, rome. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. hello there. it's a quiet start to the month of august, but nothing particularly outstanding, i'm afraid. in fact, today summarises it quite nicely. we have seen some breaks in the cloud out to the west, a lot of cloud generally elsewhere and some nuisance showers from a weather front that's drifting its way steadily south and east. some of these may well turn quite heavy and thundery before the day is through, but as that cold front clears away, it then allows this ridge of high pressure to build from the west and quieten things down. but the wind direction�*s still coming from a northerly source, so it's a cool start to monday. some early morning suns

a new port in the nearby city of marghera will be fast tracked for the cruise liners, but those depending is absurd. in our opinion it is evil and a crime against the workers. �*la serenissima' venice was called — the most serene. but its beauty is fragile. the battle over who can drift through the city of water might now help preserve this jewel of civilisation. mark lowen, bbc news, rome. joining us now is jyoti hosagrahar is deputy directorfor the world heritage centre at unesco. he thank you for coming on the programme. he thank you for coming on the programme-— he thank you for coming on the rouramme. ., ~ , . m programme. thank you very much. what is our programme. thank you very much. what is your reaction — programme. thank you very much. what is your reaction to _ programme. thank you very much. what is your reaction to the _ programme. thank you very much. what is your reaction to the big _ programme. thank you very much. what is your reaction to the big ships - is your reaction to the big ships being banned?— is your reaction to the big ships being banned? well, of course we we

a new port in the nearby city of marghera will be fast—tracked for the cruise liners, but those dependingrd. in our opinion, it is evil and a crime against the workers. �*la serenissima' venice was called — the most serene. but its beauty is fragile. the battle over who can drift through the city of water might now help preserve this jewel of civilisation. mark lowen, bbc news, rome. joining us now is filippo olivetti — managing director of the bassini group, which provides tourism and port services in italy. thank you forjoining us. your reaction first of this?- thank you forjoining us. your reaction first of this? thank you and aood reaction first of this? thank you and good afternoon _ reaction first of this? thank you and good afternoon to - reaction first of this? thank you and good afternoon to you. - reaction first of this? thank you and good afternoon to you. i. reaction first of this? thank you | and good afternoon to you. i can reaction first of this? thank you - and good afternoon to you. i can say that there are three main elements that there are three main elements that make

a new port in the nearby city of marghera will be fast tracked for the cruise liners, but those dependingickly without planning is absurd. in our opinion it is evil and a crime against the workers. �*la serenissima' venice was called — the most serene. but its beauty is fragile. the battle over who can drift through the city of water might now help preserve this jewel of civilisation. mark lowen, bbc news, rome. jyoti hosagrahar is deputy director for the world heritage centre at unesco. she gave me her reaction to the ban. well, of course we welcomed the decree to prohibit ships larger than 25,000 tonness from passing through the canal in the venice lagoon. as you know, the state of conservation and its lagoon has been reviewed by the world heritage committee since 2014 for a number of different issues, many of which have to do with the impacts of excessive tourism. and suddenly large cruise ships traversing through the heart of the city's a significant issue and we very much thank the state party for all the efforts to address the recommendations of the world heritage committee, but we

a new port in the nearby city of marghera will be fast—tracked for the cruise liners, but those dependingthout - planning is absurd. in our opinion it is evil and a crime against the workers. �*la serenissima', venice was called — the most serene. but its beauty is fragile. the battle over who can drift through the city of water might now help preserve this jewel of civilisation. mark lowen, bbc news, rome. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news... the us and britain say they believe that iran was responsible for an attack on an israeli—operated tanker off the omani coast in which two people were killed on friday. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, said the us was working with its partners to consider the next steps. police in the german capital, berlin, have clashed with anti—lockdown demonstrators after they defied a court ban and gathered illegally. police used batons and tear gas, saying some of its officers had been harassed and attacked in the western charlottenburg district. the man leading america's anti—covid effort says he does not expect any retu

a new port in the nearby city of marghera will be fast tracked for the cruise liners, but those dependingon it is evil and a crime against the workers. �*la serenissima' venice was called — the most serene. but its beauty is fragile. the battle over who can drift through the city of water might now help preserve this jewel of civilisation. mark lowen, bbc news, rome. a volunteer marshall has died after being hit by a car during a race meeting at brands hatch. competition at the circuit near dartford in kent was suspended, but is expected to resume today. an investigation is under way. police say they are "keeping an open mind", as an investigation continues into the death of a five—year—old boy, whose body was discovered in a river in bridgend. south wales police were called to a report of a missing child early yesterday morning. chief inspector geraint white said officers were working hard to establish the full circumstances of his death. as life in the uk starts to return to something resembling normal, heavy alcohol consumption seems to be falling. a recent survey showed one in five pe

a new port in the nearby city of marghera will be fast—tracked for the cruise liners, but those dependingrime against the workers. �*la serenissima' venice was called — the most serene. but its beauty is fragile. the battle over who can drift through the city of water might now help preserve this jewel of civilisation. mark lowen, bbc news, rome. let's get back to the olympics now — for a full round up of team gb's events, here's gavin at the bbc sport centre. in the last few minutes, great britain have won another gold medal, with max whitlock producing a stunning routine on the pommel horse, to retain the title he won in rio. he was first to go — and none of the others could match it. that's his third gold medal in all. another brilliant win for team gb. catch up with more on that on the bbc sport website. fantastic stuff there. charlotte worthington recovered from a fall to win gold in the new bmx freestyle competition, confirming great britain's dominance of the sport at these games. declan brooks won bronze in the men's event, to add to the gold and silver team gb took on the track.

a new port in the nearby city of marghera will be fast—tracked for the cruise liners, but those depending and a crime against the workers. 'la serenissima' venice was called — the most serene. but its beauty is fragile. the battle over who can drift through the city of water