so this is the mauritius fruit bat. it is a bat which is unique to mauritius.20 kilometres, a0 kilometres in one night. it's like man has got hands, but these hands here have been modified, amazingly, to become a wing. it's an animal that can see very, very well, despite what a lot of people think. they need to rest during the day to save their energy because it gets hot in the tropics, but at night, as it's getting dark, they leave their daytime roosts, as they are called, and they go out and they look for food. they will first of all eat fruits to keep themselves alive, but also they'll be dispersing fruits and they maintain their own survival by maintaining the forests. the larger project here is hugely ambitious and earning international acclaim. we're actually recreating the whole ecosystems. it's one of the few places on earth were we're notjust trying to save a few odd plants and a few odd animals, we're actually piecing together, as best as we can, it will never be perfect, but as best as we can, the whole ecosystem as it existed prior to the arrival of

andrew harding, bbc news, mauritius. we will let you know what happens there. name to the list — yang yang. two minor issues — firstly, she's not technically austrian, and, secondly, she's a panda. as so often when it comes to these kind of stories, the bbc‘s tim allman explains. meet the artist in residence. 18 years old with the deftist of brushstrokes. yang yang is a mistress of the canvas... just as long as she's not feeling too peckish. translation: well, at first, she found the paintbrush very exciting. she pulled it towards her, sniffed it and took a bite, tasted it. it's important only natural materials were used. the paintbrushes are made from bamboo. then she learnt what the paintbrush is for, that pictures can be made from it, and it works really well. clearly her art is a little on the abstract side. impressionistic you might say. but there does seem to be some emotional connection to her work. translation: we decided to have the pictures painted in black because pandas are black and white, so she paints black on white. the paintings vary a lot. if

andrew harding, bbc news, mauritius.against obesity after a major study showed it did not increase the risk of serious heart problems. but critics say the weight loss of those taking part was minimal and lifestyle changes would have more impact. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson takes a look at the findings. for years the race has been on to find a weight—loss pill that is safe. it's been a perilous journey with some pills withdrawn from the market because of dangerous side effects. but could this little blue pill be the answer? scientists from harvard medical school have published research in the new england journal of medicine showing in particular that the pill does not increase the risk of cardiovascular problems such as strokes and heart disease. having a pharmacologic weight—loss agent, a pill to assist with weight loss that is now proven to be safe from a cardiovascular perspective, is important and it's the first time we have had that. lorcaserin is an appetite suppressant. an appetite suppressant that w

mauritius wants the island back and it's winning international support. and welcome to the programme. the us and mexico have agreed to overhaul the north american free trade agreement known as nafta. the north american free trade agreement known as nafta. president trump was quick to hail the development as an important step towards an incredible deal that was much more fair, but the final shape of the agreement is far from clear. canada, the third country in the treaty, has not been part of the negotiations with mexico. us and american officials are due to resume trade talks on tuesday, although donald trump has said he's not committed to a three—country agreement. we'll go over all those details in a moment, but first, here's the president commenting on the talks with mexico. it's been a long time, and this is something that's very special for our manufacturers and for our farmers from both countries, for all of the people that work forjobs. it's also a great trade and it makes it a much more fair bill and we are very, very excited about it. we have wor

mauritius, a force of nature in the middle of the indian ocean. year of independence from british colonial rule, but the intriguing, rich and sometimes dark story of this island nation goes back way before then. 0n myjourney, i'm going to explore the history of mauritius. see and taste how multiculturalism works here. mmmm, that is nice. this island is so often labelled as just a luxury beach paradise, but the reality is so much more fascinating than that. mauritius, gorgeous beaches, turquoise waters and lush vegetation, but the human story is just as awe—inspiring. le morne mountain, on the south—west of the island, faces in the direction of madagascar and stands 555 metres high. it's also at a a5—degree incline. no walk in the park. for the likes of me, this is a challenging climb, i've got to say. in fact, i'd say for anybody it's challenging. whoa. near the top, ijoin a guide who's done this climb up to three times a day every day pretty well for 13 years. you can feel it's all, like, volcanic. this is volcanic rock? yeah, yeah, yeah. it's pr

andrew harding, bbc news, mauritius.t half—staff at the white house and elsewhere. it was lowered at the weekend, but raised again today ? far earlier than would normally be the case. from washington, nick bryant reports. washington withoutjohn mccain is a lesser place. he was a human landmark in this city, an american hero whose broken body personified the land of the brave. flags at the us capital remained at half staff in honour of his sacrifice and service. but at the white house where the flag was lowered at the weekend, no such act of ongoing remembrance today. ordinarily when a figure of the stature ofjohn mccain passes away, the us president issues a proclamation, ordering flags to remain at half—mast until the burial. but donald trump chose not to do that, and he also stopped white house aides from issuing a written statement calling the former pow a hero. in a tweet, donald trump paid his deepest sympathies and respect to the mccain family, but had no kind words for the man himself. thank you and congratulation

on myjourney, i'm going to explore the history of mauritius.lush vegetation, but the human story is just as awe—inspiring. le morne mountain on the south—west of the island faces in the direction of madagascar and stands 555 metres high. it's also at a 45—degree incline. no walk in the park. for the likes of me, this is a challenging climb, i've got to say. in fact, i think for anybody it's challenging. near the top, ijoin a guide who's done this climb up to three times a day every day pretty well for 13 years. you can feel it's all, like, volcanic. this is volcanic rock? it's probably from the first eruption 10 million years ago. 10 million? and actually, it's very good for climbing. yeah, there's lots of good grip. le morne marks a dark but symbolic chapter in the island's history — the days of slavery under dutch, french and british rule. this is where many escaped slaves, called the maroons, found refuge. they could have a look towards madagascar and for them, their... that's home. ..that was home, that was the sight and they expected one d

why do you think this is so important to the identity of people from mauritius?like a venerated mountain, a sacred mountain, not only for the descendants of slaves but for mauritians as well. after slavery was abolished, the british brought in hundreds of thousands of so—called indentured labourers from india and china in what was known as the great experiment. today, port louis is the country's capital with its colonial legacy and contemporary diversity everywhere to be seen. i'm about to get a personalised unique tour of what this city and mauritius offers in terms of its diverse food and other wares as well. hi, how do you do? nice to meet you. so this is a food place here? yes. but you'd never know to look at it, it's pretty low—key. yes, but it's pretty famous as well. he's making some deep—fried cakes. mauritians are fond of deep—fried cakes — you can deep—fry almost everything. he has this batter that he made, it's with chickpea flour, some herbs and salt. mauritius may seem isolated in the middle of the indian ocean, but it was actually nicely placed on t

full swing chelsea have beaten huddersfield three no in a winning debut effort for both new manager mauritius saadi and the most expensive goalkeeper in the world kept at a thought what foot crystal palace and bournemouth are also leading in their matches earlier tottenham who didn't buy anyone in their transfer window pulled off a two one win over new castle to pick up all three points england's delhi alley was one of the scorers the season kicked off though on friday with manchester united beating les to sixty two one the result meant that we finally heard from a more upbeat jerry jerry simmering. for the us experience. periods of very good football and in the periods where less or stronger. we played as a team. and to cope well with the situations or a single. three points six three. two one morning training grounds for sunday deserved what if any champions manchester city play arsenal in sunday's big match liverpool are also in action james robson is a football correspondent for the manchester evening news he says there are several interesting subplots to the new season. well city one is

mauritius wants the island back and it's winning international support.

and in half an hour, we'll be travelling to mauritius in the travel show.ts investigators have released a damning report into the rohingya refugee crisis. the report, based on hundreds of interviews, is the strongest condemnation from the un so far of violence against the rohingya. it accuses the head of the army in myanmar, along with five other generals, of carrying out a genocide against the country's rohingya muslim population. the investigators have called for the generals to be tried in the international criminal court — although as myanmar is not signed up to the rome statute, any trial would need support from the un security council's five permanent members. the report also blamed myanmar‘s leader aung san suu kyi for failing to prevent the violence, saying she "has not used her de facto position as head of government, nor her moral authority" to intervene. christopher sidoti, who helped to compile the report, outlined the team's findings. the fact—finding mission has concluded on reasonable grounds that the patterns of gross human rights violations

didn't want you to be president but i think the united states knew exactly what was going on in mauritius you know they were following the situation so it wasn't really a coup in the you know traditional sense in the u.s. but the u.s. has a military base south of motives in the us here in the child was. technically leased from the british. that's what i do know what the defense would say about that. so when it comes to foreign interference then as you became president very soon afterwards there were voices i think you yourself were saying there's a degree of interference coming from the commonwealth and there was a threat to leave the commonwealth. well you see at that time there were. countries that were calling for immediate elections but you know the president in models and the new constitution don't have the power still called for an election it's like the american system the president or any reason leaves the office the vice president completes the top of the situation motives was quite difficult at the time and also to local leaders when i just said a ten point good to london or to

and later we'll be travelling to mauritius — so often labelled as just a luxury beach paradise, whenty is so much more fascinating — in the travel show pope francis is due to begin the first papal visit to ireland in almost a0 years. hundreds of thousands of people are expected to welcome the pope to dublin but his arrival comes at a time of turmoil for the roman catholic church, with continuing criticism of how it handled cases of child abuse by priests, dating back decades. earlier this morning, the pontiff took off from rome — he's expected to arrive in the irish capital later this hour. annita mcveigh is in dublin for us. thank you very much. once the pope plans in dublin he will be making his way to dublin castle. the official reason for this visit is the world meeting of families, which dublin is hosting this weekend. it's an event that happens every three yea rs, an event that happens every three years, celebrating the role of the family in the catholic church. of course, there is much more going on than just that event. the backdrop to all of this huge social change that has

he's on the line from mauritius.he high court and i expect this will happen sometime early next week, which means that there can't be an inauguration until the courts have decided. i can see that the government is feeling uncomfortable. there will have to go to court and present their own evidence, which chamisa has unfortunately not delivered yet. he did not give us the evidence at this press conference today. and do you think there is now a real danger of a bronze period of uncertainty, despite mr mum and gag were saying he wants the country to pull behind him? well, anderson mcgarrigle said he wants to unite the country and he has extended an olive branch to chamisa in the mdc. but you can see the country is divided almost in half. and feelings there are running very high. there are a lot of people in zimbabwe who do not want to see emmerson mnangagwa as president. he brings with him a lot of baggage from the era of the early 80s and the early 90s. so the situation is polarised right now. and yet the electoral com

you have resorts such as mauritius, but closer to home in the uk and off it goes to the airport. i am going to cornwall. let's bring injeremy, an economist and currency specialist. we were talking about the sales going elsewhere around the world and a pound has been cheaper, which means export is going to be more valuable. everything is about 1596 off as to where it was two years ago. exporters are making more money on the export is that they are putting out their. we hope we see them invest and expand into new markets, be it into china, into europe, us and australia and new zealand and making sure everybody can take advantage of it to. we are not here this morning because we love suncream, not here this morning because we love suncream , we not here this morning because we love suncream, we are here to talk about the economic growth numbers that are going to be coming out a little bit later on. finding out how manufacturing is doing, how industry is doing. what are your thoughts for what we will see later on today? likely to be double from what we saw in the first quarter this y

didn't want you to be president but i think the united states knew exactly what was going on in mauritiusyou know they were following the situation so it wasn't really a coup in the you know traditional sense in the u.s. but the u.s. has a military base south of maldives in the us here in the. book is technically leased from the british. that's what i do there with the french say about. so when it comes to foreign interference then as you became president very soon afterwards there were voices i think you yourself were saying there's a degree of interference coming from the commonwealth and there's a threat to leave the commonwealth. well you see at that time there were. countries are calling for immediate elections but you know the president in models and the new constitution don't have the power still called for an election it's like the american system the president or any reason leaves the office. vice president completes the top of the situation motives was quite difficult at the time and also two local leaders really just going to go to london or to washington and say i'll do whatev