nick marsh reporting. now, how to solve _ understanding. nick marsh reporting.erstanding. nick marsh reporting. now, how to solve the problem - understanding. nick marsh reporting. now, how to solve the problem of. now, how to solve the problem of plastic pollution? millions of tonnes of plastic waste still ends up in the environment every year, where it can harm wildlife and pollute waterways. the united nations environment assembly is working on a solution: a global plastics treaty which is currently being negotiated and it's hoped that it will be finalised by the end of next year. it's expected to address the full life cycle of plastic, from production to disposal as well as put measures in place to reduce plastic production and improve recycling. let's hear now from tommy stadlen, who's co—founder of giant ventures — a venture capital firm which funds companies that have an environmental purpose. thank you forjoining us. first of all, talk to us about the concrete solutions which you think this treaty could achieve? it is solutions which you think this treat

nick marsh, bbc news, singapore.ing you different stories from across the uk. huge crowds enjoyed live music while soaking up the sun at brockwell park�*s mighty hoopla festival at the weekend, but not everyone was a fan. peter bradley�*s 13th—floor flat overlooks the park. people say you�*re a nimby and you don�*t want it in your back yard, but you can see this is my back yard, and to have events of this loudness... well, cos you can actually feel the music. you can feel it. i work from home. it�*s almost impossible to work from home when events like this are going on. lambeth council says... it added... meanwhile, the council apologised for any noise disturbance caused by the events and has already said it will see if there are any lessons to be learned for the future. for more stories from across the uk, head — to the bbc news website. hey, i�*m zof with the catch up. tonight — day two in court for prince harry, glasto advice on disposable vapes and a furry passenger. doctors in england may start offering weight l

nick marsh has more. it is lunchtime in singapore and how about this?om a farm, but grown in a lab. it has been approved for sale in singapore for nearly three years now but this is still the only restaurant in the city and therefore in the world where customers can order it. it is made by good meats, part of a california based start—up. they approached this bistro and butchery earlier this year. i have gone to many abattoirs and farms and see the overtaxing of resources, i have seen the animals being killed so if there is a more humane way of doing it and to lessen the burden on our earth resources, i am happy to try it. and so are his customers. it is meat. it is perfect. here you go. naturally i had to try some as well, of course. the moment of truth. it smells like fried chicken. yes, it tastes like fried chicken. a bit processed, may be, but you would never know where this came from. this in fact is where it comes from, the process involves extracting cells from the animal, feeding them with nutrients and then fermenting them in a bioreactor like t

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let's go to nick marsh in our asia business hub in singapore who, i hope, has the answerfor us.ortunately. exact a nswer u nfortu nately. what we exact answer unfortunately. what we do know is there is plenty of oil injunjang province, its way out in the western reaches of china, it is a really economically important region. —— xinjiang province. it is deeper exploration, looking for oil, they could find minerals, natural resources, a lot of scientific experimentation as well could be on the cards. but yeah, this hole into the earth, it's huge. it's going to be 11,000 metres long, it's going to go through ten continental strata, it's going to hit the crustacea system. one member of the technical team has been quoted in chinese state media, he says the operation is like driving a big truck on two steel cables. the aim is to expand the boundaries of human understanding. it's going to take about 450 days to do. it's not going to be done overnight. but it's interesting, actually, that it happens just after china sent its first civilian astronaut into space from another desert, from