at one sanctuary in northumberland, the number of birds killed has almost doubled in three days.pulations to recover, as andrew hartley reports. the north east coastline attracts thousands of breeding seabirds every summer. but in recent days, increasing numbers of dead and dying birds have been found on shores from north northumberland to teesside. stephen westerberg is in charge of the reserve at coquet island. this tiny patch of land is a protected sanctuary for more than 80,000 seabirds. but in the past week, there has been an alarming rise in bird deaths. it has really badly affected the black—headed gulls. we have not seen any juveniles at all. they might not have produced any young. common terns have been particularly badly affected. taking out some of these birds when they are six, seven years old, that is years and years of lost productivity. so it is going to have a long—term effect. coquet island is the only place in the uk where the rare roseate tern nests. the rspb says that of 108 occupied nest boxes, 22 contained dead chicks. long nanny near beadnell is the biggest

a former miner from northumberland has been found guilty of manslaughter in cyprus after killing hisr 2021. a former miner from northumberland has been found guilty the couple retired to cyprus over 20 years ago. his lawyers argued it was assisted suicide. fiona trott has been following the case and has this report. a happy retirement. they were living their dream. a reward... you can see the lovely blue sea there. ..after david's 40 years of working down the mine. beautiful paphos sunset. but here inside their home, janice was suffering. she had blood cancer, so david killed her and tried to take his own life. concentrate on me. the moments afterwards captured on a personal video call to his daughter back in the uk. you love me, you know you do, i'm your girl. . he said she was in agony, i she was in absolute agony. dad was making nappies for her out of towels. i she had frequent accidents. my dad was carrying her _ into the shower and cleaning her up. he said she hated that kind of loss of dignity. j she hated it, it destroyed her. she would be crying - as he cleaned her, saying, "

and that emotion was shared thousands of miles away in northumberland. that's brilliant.overjoyed that david hunter was finally free. absolutely ecstatic. i couldn't... you know, if i won the lottery tomorrow, i wouldn't feel any better than i felt when i got that call today. it is just absolutely brilliant. i mean, everybody, you know, you could sense the emotion in the whole group. today, david hunter is walking into a world and into a life without the woman he loved. his friends say that's punishment enough. fiona trott, bbc news, paphos. if you go out late at night on the streets of central london, you are likely to see significant numbers of people sleeping rough — and new figures do show an increase of 9% on the same period last year. there were 3,272 people sleeping outside in the three months between april and june. over 1,600 were found to be rough—sleeping for the first time — that's a 12% rise on the year before. the situation in london is being seen in some other parts of the country too, as our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. london. ju

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and that emotion was shared thousands of miles away in northumberland. that's brilliant.. absolutely ecstatic. i couldn't... you know, if i won the lottery tomorrow, i wouldn't feel any better than i felt when i got that call today. it is just absolutely brilliant. i mean, everybody, you know, you could sense the emotion in the whole group. today david hunter is walking into a world and into a life without the woman he loved. his friends say that is punishment enough. fiona trott reporting there. heavy rain and flooding have hit northern china with a strong impact on the chinese capital, numbers of been reported that in the city has introduced a red alert. our china correspondent reports from beijing. i read others has been issued in the capital with employers allowing staff to remain at home. hundreds of flights have been cancelled as has been many trains. some passages have been many trains. some passages have been trapped with rising water surrounded their carriages. rivers has soared into such an extent that even houses are swallowed up. bridges in beijing have collap

and that emotion was shared thousands of miles away in northumberland. that's brilliant. all right? yeah. his mining family overjoyed that david hunter was finally free. absolutely ecstatic. i couldn't... you know, if i won the lottery tomorrow, i wouldn't feel any better than i felt when i got that call today. it is just absolutely brilliant. i mean, everybody, you know, you could sense the emotion in the whole group. today david hunter is walking into a world and into a life without the woman he loved. his friends say that is punishment enough. and when deciding his punishment, this is what the judges weighed up. they told david hunter it reflected the personal circumstances of this unique case whilst also sending the message to society that in one has the right to decide when someone else�*s life should end. that is why this case has attracted so much attention. it has brought the subject of assisted dying back into sharp focus. as decisive as this case has been, remember this, when david hunter killed his wife, he tried to take his own life. it is notjust his tried to

meanwhile, the farne islands off the coast of northumberland, home to approximately 200,000 seabirds,due to the outbreak. while here in pembrokeshire, huge numbers of seabirds are washing up on the shore. it started off as one or two on certain beaches here amroth was one of the first places, and then has spread along the southern coastline here in pembrokeshire. we've totted up... we think it's in the order of about 7—800 birds so far, which if you consider that's over a two—week period and we don't know what's to come yet, know who knows how many we could be talking about once this thing has run its course? and this is just one small corner of the uk. 50,000 wild birds are said to have died from avian flu last year, and the true figure is expected to be even higher. the reality is that birds that end up dead on beaches like this one died out there. out in the ocean. so what we're seeing along our coastlines is most likely the tip of the iceberg. the rspb says more needs to be done to protect already threatened bird populations. our seabirds are already facing a cocktail of threats f

some other stories now, and a woman in northumberland has warned others about the dangers of gettingldn't open her eye for 16 weeks after getting botox from someone in their home. currently, cosmetic practitioners don't need to have any mandatory qualifications, even though some treatments require needles and can cause serious complications. at the world cup, the moroccan defender nouhaila benzina has become the first player to wear a hijab at a world cup match. she made her debut in morocco's win against south korea. and stormzy has pledged to support 36 more black students in their three years of study at cambridge university. the stormzy scholarships were launched by the rapper five years ago. since then, cambridge uni say applications from black students have doubled, calling it the "stormzy effect". by 2026, 81 students will have received one. and finally, ten seconds where you might not want to look down. the three—time world slackline champion went the distance between two towers in qatar — walking along the rope at 185m in the air, setting a new world record. pretty daring, i

and that family, thousands of miles away in northumberland, were overjoyed that david hunter was finallywon the lottery tomorrow, i wouldn't feel any better than i felt when i got that call today. just absolutely brilliant. i mean everybody, you know, you could sense the emotion in the whole group. it's what we've been working for, it's what we've hoped for, what we've wished for. this is the davey they knew — the lucky man who retired to cyprus with the wife he adored. but here inside their home, janice was suffering. she had blood cancer, so david killed her and tried to take his own life. he admitted what he did, and was found guilty of manslaughter last week. we think it was a fair decision, and one in line with the interests ofjustice, it is pity he spent so long in prison, but he's looking forward to getting out, and now this allows for him and his family to properly grieve. absolutely wonderful. janice was at the centre of his world. he's now walking into a world and into a life without her. his friends say that is punishment enough. 0ur reporter fiona trott was outside court in p

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northumberland. >> duke of northumberland . >> duke of northumberland. >> duke of northumberland. >>e showing that it's in the middle of absolutely nowhere. >> well, it owns. >> well, it owns. >> there's an awful lot of farmland and villages, and so most brings in quite a lot of most it brings in quite a lot of income every year in terms of rents and things. so it's a very, very large swath of land in which there is both a castle and all of the land and estates i >> -- >> you're buying a business really, aren't you? >> essentially, yeah. >> essentially, yeah. >> you're buying an income almost. >> yeah, absolutely. and you get to be the feudal lord who this son of the. >> is he the duke? he's the duke now. >> he's the duke. yeah. and he's 20. >> who did he used to work for? he used to work for jacob rees—mogg. >> jacob rees—mogg. did he? >> jacob rees—mogg. did he? >> he interned at jacob rees—mogg's capital firm. >> aristocrat, i >> every british aristocrat, i think, has forjacob think, has worked for jacob rees—mogg. really well. >> it's part yeah it's >> it's part of the. yeah it's

a pensioner from northumberland breakfast. been dreading today. but he also needed to happen. as he told us previously he needs to know what the future holds for him. he has left the hard prison cell he shares with 11 other men in nicosia. he has arrived here in court at paphos. it is a journey he has made many times before. today it is expected to be very different. the three judges are expected to tell him whether or not he is guilty of premeditated murder, and whether or not he will spend the rest of his life back in that prison cell. he said it was a crime of love and mercy. his friends back home in northumberland support him, no matter what. i first met davey in the early '80s when i started down the pits. and it's a scary place. you felt confident around him. you couldn't say a gentleman — he was more than a gentleman. he's the type of lad he would help you. | he was always there for you. he was like a father figure to a lot of people. this is the david hunter they know. who looks beautiful? you do, don't you? the former

meanwhile, the farne islands off the coast of northumberland, home to approximately 200,000 seabirds,e numbers of seabirds are washing up on the shore. along this sort of stretch of coastline and a little bit further round the corner, we've collected about 200 dead seabirds. collaboratively, about 800 across all of this coastline in pembrokeshire. it's really devastating to see so many beautiful seabirds being washed up on the beaches. and this is just one small corner of the uk. 50,000 wild birds are said to have died from avian flu last year, and the true figure is expected to be even higher. the reality is that birds that end up dead on beaches like this one died out there — out in the ocean. so what we're seeing along our coastlines is most likely the tip of the iceberg. the rspb says more needs to be done to protect already threatened bird populations. our seabirds are already facing a cocktail of threats, from damaging developments in their marine environment to warming oceans. on top of that, bird flu is already a crisis, and if governments don't step up their response soon, we

and that family, thousands of miles away in northumberland, were overjoyed that david hunter was finallymorrow, i wouldn't feel any better than i felt when i got that call today. just absolutely brilliant. i mean everybody, you know, you could sense the emotion in the whole group. it's what we've been working for, it's what we've hoped for, what we've wished for. this is the davey they knew, the lucky man who retired to cyprus with the wife he adored. but here inside their home, janice was suffering. she had blood cancer, so david killed her and tried to take his own life. he admitted what he did, and was found guilty of manslaughter last week. we think it was a fair decision, and one in line with the interests ofjustice. it is pity he spent so long in prison, but he's looking forward to getting out, and now this allows for him and his family to properly grieve. absolutely wonderful. janice was at the centre of his world. he's now walking into a world and into a life without her. his friends say that is punishment enough. fiona trott, bbc news around the world and across the uk. this is

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he's travelled all the way from northumberland to be here. he won't be short of company. of shoulders to cry on if he needs them. you know, we're there for him. not just today, but every day. david hunter is due to be sentenced next week. he will be punished, but his daughter says today's verdict was the best possible outcome for a family still grieving. fiona trott, bbc news, pathos. fiona trott, bbc news, paphos. let's take a look at some of the day's other stories. the fast food chain mcdonald's has launched a new investigation handling unit, after the bbc reported dozens of workers claiming incidents of sexual assault, racism and bullying among staff. the chief executive of mcdonald's uk and ireland has apologised, calling the allegations "personally and professionally shocking". members of a head teachers�* union in england have accepted a 6.5% pay offer. the association of school and college leaders said members who voted had overwhelmingly backed the deal. four teaching unions have now accepted the offer, meaning strikes planned for the autumn are unlikely to go ah

he's travelled all the way from northumberland to be here.hunter he knew. after years down the mine, david and his wife, janice, were enjoying their retirement. they were at their happiest. but inside their home, janice was suffering. she had blood cancer, so david killed her and tried to take his own life. daddy, just concentrate on me. daddy, you love me, you know you do. i'm yourgirl. the moments afterwards captured in an emotional video call to his daughter back in the uk. dad was making nappies for her out of towels. she had frequent accidents. the kind of loss of dignity, thatjust... she hated it, it destroyed her. wonderful, absolutely wonderful. leslie never believed the killing was premeditated. today, the judges agreed. they said her dad wasn't cool enough, not calculated enough, to murder his sick wife. so, the first thing i we're going to do is, we're going to be pushingl for a suspended sentence. this is a type of offence - where a suspended sentence is appropriate. it's not something someone commits again, it's not - something w

david in northumberland.n back and explain what they were _ return back and explain what they were doing and they were very proud of what _ were doing and they were very proud of what they were doing and obviously keen to hear what they said and — obviously keen to hear what they said and i— obviously keen to hear what they said and i agree with much of what the other— said and i agree with much of what the other colours have said. it does broaden— the other colours have said. it does broaden your environment. broaden your horizons. yes, you can get a better— your horizons. yes, you can get a betteriob — your horizons. yes, you can get a betterjob that might thing is the quality— betterjob that might thing is the quality of what is happening in universities. these young people are coming _ universities. these young people are coming back and telling me how many lectures _ coming back and telling me how many lectures they are getting and not getting — lectures they are getting and not urettin. , . lectures the

meanwhile, the fan islands off the coast of northumberland, home to approximately 200,000 seabirds, has the outbreak. while here in pembrokeshire, huge numbers of seabirds are washing up on the show. it started off as one or two on certain beaches here in amro. and thenit certain beaches here in amro. and then it has spread along the southern coastline here in pembrokeshire. totted we've up what we think is in the order of about seven or 800 bird so far. if you consider that that is over a two—week period and we don't know what is the come yet, who knows how many we could be talking about once this thing has run its course. this is 'ust this thing has run its course. this isjust one _ this thing has run its course. this isjust one small— this thing has run its course. this isjust one small corner this thing has run its course. this is just one small corner of the this thing has run its course. this isjust one small corner of the uk. is just one small corner of the uk. 50,000 wild birds are said to have died from avian flu last year. and the true figure is expected to be even higher. the

meanwhile, the farne islands off the coast of northumberland, home to approximately 200,000 seabirds,s one of the first places, and then has spread along the southern coastline here in pembrokeshire. we've totted up. we think it's in the order of about 7—800 birds so far, which if you consider that's over a two—week period and we don't know what's to come yet, know who knows how many we could be talking about once this thing has run its course? and this is just one small corner of the uk. 50,000 wild birds are said to have died from avian flu last year, and the true figure is expected to be even higher. the reality is that birds that end up dead on beaches like this one died out there. out in the ocean. so what we're seeing along our coastlines is most likely the tip of the iceberg. the rspb says more needs to be done to protect already threatened bird populations. 0ur seabirds are already facing a cocktail of threats from damaging developments in their marine environment to warming oceans. on top of that, bird flu is already a crisis, and if governments don't step up their response s

you know, three centres, newport, redding , northumberland, redding, northumberland, beautiful centresnes, scanners, radiotherapy machines, chemotherapy , ipp suites and chemotherapy, ipp suites and a very nice setting , chemotherapy, ipp suites and a very nice setting, easy to park your car, you know , i've been an your car, you know, i've been an nhs consultant for 40 years and this is the worst battle i've ever seen and you know, we have to use novel approaches to get rid of it. it's not going to solve itself. it's not getting better as the months go on. we were sort of fed a bit of information that it may be getting better, but it's not. you the delays to get you look at the delays to get started on cancer treatment . started on cancer treatment. they're over months they're still over three months for patients , which is far for most patients, which is far too long. so somehow we've got too long. so somehow we've got to get these centres open because it would it's not the total solution. there are other things needed, such as principle seven working or at least 18 hours a day worki

at one sanctuary in northumberland, the number of birds killed has almost doubled in three days, withr populations to recover, as andrew hartley reports. the north east coastline attracts thousands of breeding seabirds every summer. but in recent days, increasing numbers of dead and dying birds have been found on shores from north northumberland to teesside. stephen westerberg is in charge of the reserve at coquet island. this tiny patch of land is a protected sanctuary for more than 80,000 seabirds. but in the past week, there has been an alarming rise in bird deaths. it has really badly affected the black—headed gulls. we have not seen any juveniles at all. they might not have produced any young. common terns have been particularly badly affected. taking out some of these birds when they are six, seven years old, that is years and years of lost productivity. so it is going to have a long—term effect. coquet island is the only place in the uk where the rare roseate tern nests. the rspb says that of 108 occupied nest boxes, 22 contained dead chicks. long nanny near beadnell is the big

meanwhile, the farne islands off the coast of northumberland, home to approximately 200,000 seabirds,00 birds so far, which if you consider that's over a two—week period and we don't know what's to come yet, know who knows how many we could be talking about once this thing has run its course? and this is just one small corner of the uk. 50,000 wild birds are said to have died from avian flu last year, and the true figure is expected to be even higher. the reality is that birds that end up dead on beaches like this one died out there. out in the ocean. so what we're seeing along our coastlines is most likely the tip of the iceberg. the rspb says more needs to be done to protect already threatened bird populations. our seabirds are already facing a cocktail of threats from damaging developments in their marine environment to warming oceans. on top of that, bird flu is already a crisis, and if governments don't step up their response soon, we risk that crisis becoming a full—scale catastrophe. the uk's national authorities say they are working with a range of agencies to respond to the f

livelier bursts through cumbria and northumberland.nto the morning. a fresh start. in the next few days we continue to see that risk of further showers. it will remain a little bit on the cool side. thank you. the last time haircut 100 took their hits on the road, margaret thatcher was prime minister and a pint of beer would cost you 61 pence. now, after a0 years, the band are getting back together for their first major uk tour. we'll chat to them in a moment, but first let's take a look back at some of their greatest hits. # where does it go from here? # is it down to the lake, i fear? # ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay. # ring, ring, ring, ring. # love, love, love plus one. # funny as a smile. # when your mouth is all dry. # why? # fantastic day today. # times are changing, rearranging. # things will turn in time. # you're my painting, meant forfilming. # keep myself in mind. we're joined now by nick and graham, from haircut 100. morning. you haven't changed a bit. bless you! morning. you haven't changed a bit. bless ou! ., . , morning. you ha

wansbeck in northumberland.within enclosed land. but could they be allowed once again to roam at will without damaging the other needs and interests of the countryside? i'm joined by dr. rob needham from the beaver trust . welcome to gb news. thank trust. welcome to gb news. thank you very much for coming on. obviously, the beaver trust is going to be in favour of beavers and i think they're very cute, furry animals, but i understand band that beaver dams can cause local flooding and that beavers are very indiscriminate in knocking down trees at a time when we're told that we need trees to combat climate change. and it is very striking that they're being introduced in restrict areas from which they cannot roam at large, can you respond to those points, please ? >> 7- >> yes, i 7_ >> yes, i can. so ? >> yes, i can. so yes, they're damming activity can cause localised flooding. however for plenty of research and practical management throughout europe has proved that there's effective methods to mitigate against th

. holiday in northumberland.askan . look at that. majestic tamaskan. look at that. majestic at point out. ready to go? yeah bethan says. >> our two pembrokeshire corgis. mother and daughter nellie. they're beautiful . they're beautiful. >> and bessie, look at that . fantastic. >> thank you so much for those lovely pictures. we have been inundated with lovely pictures, but our wonderful master of gb views is robin has been sorting through them and he says they're really lovely, but we can't get through them all because it's been another busy week of political news and there's still so much to talk about. despite parliament being in recess from nigel farage launching his campaign against de—banking. and that's growing and growing, too. the growing backlash against net zero. there's never a quiet day at the moment. >> yeah, and some of our >> yeah, and like some of our rivals are also in recess at 9:30 am. >> camilla tominey will be presenting the only political show on a sunday morning and she's here to join us now