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the tiny female nathusius pipistrelle bat, like the one pictured here, was discovered in a small russianjourney is of huge interest to scientists studying the creatures in the uk. broadcaster and wildlife expert tom hird says there's a huge amount we can learn from bats. you're talking about an animal that really, a chunky one might be five centimetres. it's a long way, and across the north sea as well. it's an incredible effort from such a small mammal. bats are pretty hardy creatures. here in the uk we have 18 species of bats, and apart from taking a bit of a break overwinter, they've got to get out there, they've got to get out there and feed. so they can withstand a bit of wind. they can withstand a bit of rain, because they're just, they're so tough. they really are olympians. if you watch bats in the wild, they are just going, going, going, fighting for it, really, really tough competitors. so i'm sure that this particular bat just thought, "what, heathrow to moscow? no problem, sunshine." and off it went. there is a huge amount that bats can teach us. for starters, it's only relat

the tiny female nathusius' pipistrelle bat, like the one pictured here, was discovered in a small russianly, the bat had been ringed in 2016 near heathrow airport. unfortunately, the bat later died after an attack — but its epicjourney is of huge interest to scientists studying the creatures in the uk. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. hello. not much change for today and tomorrow. a lot of cloud, gusty winds in places. scattered downpours across the uk, particularly northern parts of the country, they are likely to continue into the evening hours, through to sunday and into monday as well. quite a cool picture across the uk. low pressure on top of us is slow—moving, gradually moving to the east and the north—east. the weather that it brings sits on top of the country for a considerable amount of time. through the afternoon, showers continue, particularly heavy across northern parts of the uk, maybe fewer for a time for the south of wales and devon, could be decent sunshine in plymouth. hello. this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines: gold medal number 20 for team

for starters, it's only relatively recently that we recognised the nathusius is a different type of pipistrelle. we used to think that they only came to the uk to feed, and that they then went back to europe. but we now know we have breeding colonies here in the south—east, so we're always learning more and more and more. and when you consider bats really are top predators for flying insects, and flying insects themselves are an incredible indicator of environmental health and technological health. you know, you've got to have those little midges and flies pollinating our seeds and grasses and all that kind of stuff. they're an amazing keystone species, so knowing where they started, where they're going and what they might encounter on the way gives us more opportunity to protect them, look after them and in doing so, get an idea of the current state of health of our own ecosystem. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. hello. not much change or a day with a front for today and tomorrow. a lot of cloud, gusty winds in places. scattered downpours across the uk, particularly norther

for starters, it's only relatively recently that we recognised the nathusius is a different type of pipistrelle

the tiny female nathusius pipistrelle bat, like the one pictured here, was discovered in a small russianrport. its epicjourney is of huge interest to scientists studying the creatures in the uk. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. hello, it has been a very unsettled day, we had some torrential downpours around giving rise, some localized flooding and some travel disruption. sunday is pretty much a repeat performance. got low pressure right on top of the uk. that's going to bring further heavy showers in places now through this evening and overnight. most of the showers will be across central northern western areas. could see some lengthy, drier interludes across the southeast quadrant. it'll be breezy here through the night. and temperatures pretty much like they've been the last few nights, range of around 11 to 1a degrees. so low pressure sitting right on top of the uk on sunday. again, the lightest, the winds will be on its centre to the north of the uk, stronger winds further south. so it does mean the showers, which will start across western areas, will rattle

the tiny female �*nathusius pipistrelle�* bat, like the one pictured here, was discovered in a smalloticed it had a ring with �*london zoo�* written on. the bat had been ringed in 2016 near heathrow airport. its epicjourney is of huge interest to scientists studying the creatures in the uk. larg parts of greece are ablaze, as hundreds of wildfires burn out of control. holiday islands are now infernos, while residents in athens northern suburbs desperately try to beat back the flames. the scale of the tragedy is immense. woodland areas are tinder—dry and now britain is sending help. the wildfires follow the worst heatwave in greece, for 30 years. also tonight... commentator: galal yafai is the olympic champion! i more golds for team gb in tokyo, including a win in flyweight boxing, for the first time in more than 60 years. in wales, no more social distancing, as most covid rules come to an end. and a disappointing end for the british and irish lions, losing their final test, and the series, in south africa. good evening. britain is sending a team of firefighters to greece to help in t