pallab ghosh, bbc news.s we're joined from cape canaveral by spaceflight reporter robin seemangal. we hold their about the aims of the mission. i wondered what the practical uses of what they find out could be back here on earth. lots of it is about protecting ourselves from these solar flares, solar energy that the sun emits. the sun is very dangerous to humans. the more we understand about it the more we are able to protect ourselves on daily basis. when you look at the different spatial missions that have gone before it, where does this one set in terms of the importance and excitement around it? —— different space missions. when eugene parker first theorised the existence of solar wind, it was laughed at by his peers. in 1962, a spacecraft detected them. it's been this long journey since then, since 1962. parker wrote the paper in 1958. it's been this half—century long journey of discovery to this mission to understand this phenomenon more. when we saw that launch happen, what was that telling us in term

pallab ghosh, bbc news.including analysis on why this mission is so important, and the mysteries it can unlock. that is all at bbc.com/news, or you can download the bbc news app. a japanese princess ajapanese princess has officially become engaged in a ceremony on sunday. she will marry a 32—year—old, who works for a major shipping firm. she is the third and youngest daughter of the late prince, who is the cousin of emperor akihito. the ceremony will be held on 29 october. best wishes to them. and before we go, a zoo injapan has come up with a new way to entertain its penguins. keepers at komoroshi zoo in nagano province devised a new game for the animals to keep cool in the scorching temperatures. pieces of fish are slid down a water chute for the penguins to catch. they certainly seem to enjoy it. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @nkem|fejika. hello, it's been a fairly unsettled weekend. outbreaks of rain have given way to some heavy and in places thundery showers, which will continue to work their way eas

pallab ghosh, bbc news.arcelona to remember the victims of a terrorist attack on the city one year ago. 13 people were killed when a van ploughed into pedestrians on the popular boulevard, las ramblas. one person died of their injuries later. eight hours after that attack, a woman was killed in a separate incident in the coastal town of cambrils. finding the right work—life balance is an issue facing many people. now the actress and campaigner emma thompson is calling on employers to take the initiative in addressing the issue. in her new film the children's act she plays a high courtjudge balancing family commitments with a demanding job. she's been speaking to charlie stayt. my lady, they are ready for you. court rise. fi, shall we talk? excuse me. long day. there is no escaping the fact, this is heavy water. it is grown—up. yes. isn't it? we are so used to being fed quite a lot of formulaic stuff. so i don't want to put people off by saying this is a very serious, make—you—cry film. it is not, actually. b

pallab ghosh, bbc news.port, dr nicky fox is nasa's project scientist for the parker solar probe. she spoke to us earlier from florida — we asked her more about the spacecraft‘s journey. she is speeding on her way towards venus. we estimate she is about 200,000 miles away from the earth. has solar panels are out so we are power positive on the spacecraft. the cooling system which is critical for us to keep the solar panels nice and cool during the orbit, the system is active and we have the right attitude and she is on target for venus. as she makes this journey towards the sun, will we see any other sites, will there be any other data we can receive along the journey or is itjust about the sun? it is all about the solar wind. the next couple of weeks we are incredibly busyjust getting this spacecraft operational on orbit, getting instruments powered up and everything ready. we will be focused on that for the first 12, 13 weeks and then we make our first swing through the solar corona. once we have done that

pallab ghosh, bbc news. it was one the biggest drug smuggling busts in britain. with a street value of nearly $55 million. 15 suitcases of the drug were found at a small airport in farnborough in southern england on a plane returning from columbia. tom symonds reports. it was like a scene from a crime drama. the sleek private jet, paid for with for £13,000 in cash, arriving at farnborough airport. 15 heavy suitcases unloaded. the gang whisked off in their hired cars. but the gang didn't get far. customs officers pulled them overfor a search. one of the gang watching. and inside the first case was a serious amount of cocaine. we've been asked not to show the face of the customs officer, but he has a big smile. presumably they don't get many days like that? well, this is one of the largest seizures in our region's history, but it is a day that we want to celebrate and show that this sort of activity, people that are seeking to smuggle illicit goods into the country, our officers are there to identify them and take action. 15 suitcases, half a ton of cocaine, worth

pallab ghosh, bbc news.y this mission is so important and the mysteries that it can unlock. that is all for you on our website 01’ that is all for you on our website or you that is all for you on our website 01’ you can that is all for you on our website or you can download our upper castes is -- or you can download our upper castes is —— app and find it there. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: the fast and furious form of football — knows as "sevens, and its huge following in kerala. also on the programme: now the whole debate about who is set to take over the role ofjames bond is back in the spotlight again. fans of a certain british actor got very excited at the weekend when idris elba took to twitter to post a few cryptic messages. we will find out what it is all about. the big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a hugejob of crowd control. idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has d

our science correspondent, pallab ghosh, reports. overwhelmed by cholera. the cause. a sanitation system that can't cope with heavy rainfall, leading to infected sewage flowing into the streets. but now there's some relief. these health workers are focusing their efforts on areas before the rain comes, and an outbreak begins. the hygiene advice they give is simple, but it's had an incredible effect. it's made a huge difference. unicef colleagues on the ground, the facility to predict when and where an outbreak might occur is extremely valuable, so rather than responding toa number of valuable, so rather than responding to a number of cases that might have been notified to them, they can use this technology in their monthly planning meetings to allocate logistics, supplies and response capability to particular communities. at the met office, meteorologists and government scientists have developed a system that predicts where cholera outbreaks will occur for weeks in advance. they produce a map, which combines satellite rain forecast with information about ar

pallab ghosh, bbc news. in france, there's been a celebration for people with ginger hair.ght discrimination. tim allman has the story. they're seeing red and then they're seeing red. this, a day dedicated to the russet, the rouge, the ginger. 0nly something like 2% of the planet's population has scarlet locks. and, in their own way, they do face a type of persecution. translation: i hope that maybe someday thatjokes about redheads will stop and become obsolete, old news, and we can move onto something else. people will see that it's corny and unfounded and stupid. the organisers are keen to stress that, these days, being ginger is cool. famous redheads include the duke of the realm, prince harry, a hugely popular singer—songwriter, ed sheeran, and one of hollywood's most actresses, jessica chastain. translation: in high school, there was some bullying. "you're a redhead, so you have no soul", stuff like that. you felt isolated. now that i'm older, and i have friends that are older, the fact that i'm a redhead isn't a factor. this has been described as a way for people to g

pallab ghosh, bbc news.en, are reported to have been killed in an explosion which brought down a building in the mainly rebel—held province of idlib. the building, in the town of sarmada, is thought to have contained a store of munitions belonging to an arms trafficker. dozens more people are still missing. fighting has been continuing today in the afghan city of ghazni, where the taliban have attacked police headquarters and government buildings. 17 years on from the us—led invasion of afghanistan, british troops, who are part of an increased uk military presence, have been arriving in the capital kabul. the hope is to support afghan troops and diplomatic efforts to end the conflict. 0ur defence correspondentjonathan beale reports from afghanistan. back to the dust and heat of helmand. this, the place where hundreds of british troops were killed, and which nearly fell to the taliban when they departed. four years ago the british left for good, but the americans soon returned — albeit in smaller numbers. now

pallab ghosh, bbc news.ce to mark the 20th anniversary of the 0magh bombing. 29 people were killed when a car bomb planted by dissident republicans exploded in the town. 0ur correspondentjohn campbell has more from 0magh. the memorial behind me describes an ordinary day when ordinary people were doing ordinary things. and then, in one fateful moment, that all changed. 21 people died almost instantly on the streets of 0magh. another eight died in hospital or on the way to hospital. among the victims were a grandmother, two babies, and a woman pregnant with twins. and, in many ways, the families haven't been able to grieve privately. that is because, in the 20 years since the bombing, they have had to carry out a very public campaign to try and bring the perpetrators before the courts. but, as it stands, that still hasn't happened. nobody has been convicted for involvement in the 0magh bombing, and one of the speakers described how justice delayed isjustice denied. michael gallagher, another speaker who lost h

pallab ghosh has been finding out more. could these scenes from jurassic world really happen?n has used mathematical techniques to identify the genetic structure of the very first dinosaurs by working backwards from their closest modern—day relatives, birds and turtles. and so, would he, could he, bring them back to life? if we have some dna, the chances that we could recreate an animal from that are vanishingly small. we didn‘t really know what the overall structure of a dinosaur genome looked like. as a result of the work that‘s gone on in this lab, we now have a very close idea and a pretty certainty that it was something very close to a bird. birds are the most diverse species on the planet. they come in so many different shapes and sizes. it‘s thought that this is because they have 80 chunks of dna, called chromosomes. that‘s more than three times as many as we have. if dinosaurs have the same genetic structure as birds, then that might explain why there are so many types of dinosaurs. their genetic structure may help to explain why dinosaurs survived so long and are so v

our science correspondent pallab ghosh has this report. two, one, zero — lift—off. on the mysteries of our closest star, the sun. nasa's parker solar probe will get closer to the sun than any spacecraft before it, actually dipping into the sun's atmosphere. vehicle trajectory looking good, right down the middle of the range track. the probe was named after the 91—year—old solar physicist eugene parker, who was at the launch. all i'm going to say is, wow, here we go. we're in for some learning over the next several years. it will travel at 120 miles each second, faster than any other probe. even so, it will take three months to reach the sun, passing venus on the way. the spacecraft will spend seven years looping around the sun. and it will get hot — 1,300 degrees celsius. we have a wonderful heat shield that we keep oriented between us and the sun, and so it keeps everything on the main body of the spacecraft nice and cool. it kind of creates a shadow. and it has a white coating on it that was specially designed for parker solar probe, very much like you'd prefer to

pallab ghosh, bbc news.is on why this mission is so important and the mysteries it can unlock. that's all at bbc.com/news or you can download the bbc news app. japan's princess ayako has officially become engaged in a ceremony in tokyo on sunday. the 27—year—old princess will marry 32—year—old kei moriya, who works for a major shipping firm in tokyo. princess ayako is the third and youngest daughter of the late prince takamodo who is the cousin of emperor akihito. their wedding ceremony will be held on october 29th. and before we go, a zoo injapan has come up with a new way to entertain its penguins. keepers at komoroshi zoo in nagano province devised a new game for the animals to keep cool in the scorching temperatures. pieces of fish are slid down a water shute for the penguins to catch. they certainly seem to enjoy it. fantastic hand eye co—ordination. a handful of white supremacist and file were eight supporters, far fewer than expected, have held a brief rally near the white house in washington. organis

pallab ghosh, bbc news.anning to introduce new offences of causing death by dangerous or careless cycling. under the proposal cyclists who kill pedestrians would be treated in a similar way to dangerous drivers, who face a prison sentence up to 1a years. cycling campaigners are calling for wider reform of road safety legislation. simonjones reports. kim briggs was knocked over by a cyclist in london in 2016. she died a week later. the bike that hit her shouldn't have been on the road — it was designed for the velodrome, with no front brake. charlie alliston was riding it. he was cleared of manslaughter butjailed for 18 months for causing bodily harm by wanton or furious driving, under a law from victorian times. there is no cycling equivalent of the offence of causing death by dangerous driving. with the support of kim briggs' family, the government will now consider whether that should change in england, scotland and wales. we were very concerned because there has been a worry that there was a gap in the la

pallab ghosh, bbc news.has never actually been recovered from a dinosaur fossil and is likely to never happen. it comes down to the fact that animals are all related to each other in one way or another, we share common ancestors so we are able to look at the common ancestor of lizards, birds and turtles and use the information from those species to start working backwards to look at the genome and extinct species like dinosaurs and u nfortu nately we were species like dinosaurs and unfortunately we were never able to recover dna from eight fossil, it does not look like dna survives that long, but we can form a scalpel, so we can make deductions about the kinds of things dinosaurs may have had or may not a pad in terms of their genetic makeup. 0ne had or may not a pad in terms of their genetic makeup. one thing to remember is that in one sense dinosaurs are still here in one way, so we have a dinosaur descendent with us and flourishing that managed to make it through the catastrophic event 66 million years ag

our science correspondent pallab ghosh reports. tests have shown that levels of an oil called omega—3 have halved in farmed salmon in recent years. there's still enough to be beneficial, but levels are continuing to drop. to reverse the trend, these fish are being given a feed high in omega—3 oil produced by gm crops. the feed has worked in the lab, but the big question is whether it will do just as well on a real fish farm. like this one in the highlands of scotland. if it does, it will be commercially produced and make salmon more nutritious in farms all across the world. we have also trialled this with sea bass and sea bream, which are the two main species farmed elsewhere in europe. but it can also be used in all farmed fish. and not only that, it can be added to feeds for other animals like pigs and poultry. because not everyone likes eating fish, like my wife! this is quite an efficient little production factory for making oil. researchers believe that these genetically modified plants are the solution. their seeds contain om

pallab ghosh, bbc news. now let's return to dublin, where mass is being said by pope francis.nnita mcveigh is watching. thank you, shaun. mass continuing at phoenix park in dublin led by pope francis, and a really very striking opening to the mass, when pope francis, speaking in his native spanish, asked for forgiveness for abuse at all levels, and theologian father eamon conway listening to that with me, you are struck by that, weren't you? deeply moved. it is unprecedented in my experience at the beginning of mass like that for the beginning of mass like that for the holy father to break with the norms of opening a mass which is normally a short right of penance, to speak specifically about the various wounds in the universal church, naming the various contexts in which people have been hurt and wounded and abused here in ireland, in homes for babies and mothers, children in the care of the church, those who were victimised as children and so on, and he broke into his own native language, i presume so that he could be exactly precise, give the tone he wanted. yes, that is si

pallab ghosh, bbc news.rictly come dancing has been officially unveiled and it's our very own kate silverton. she'll be competing alongside pussycat dolls singer ashley roberts, bbc presenter stacey dooley, tv doctor dr ranj singh and cricketer graeme swann to name a few. you are in your sparkle is already! i cannot tell you how nice it is to be back here. ifeel like i cannot tell you how nice it is to be back here. i feel like this i cannot tell you how nice it is to be back here. ifeel like this is my home, i have been safe here, but outside it as a whole different world. but you don't know i am going to get you to leave backwards and then high hails. laughter when divided? some months ago. -- high heels. in the past i was asked, andi high heels. in the past i was asked, and i was going to afghanistan, iraq, iwas and i was going to afghanistan, iraq, i was pregnant, and i was going to afghanistan, iraq, iwas pregnant, reading my babies, and it just felt. iraq, iwas pregnant, reading my babies, and itjust f

pallab ghosh, bbc news. well, let's talk more about that. daryn, it is a fascinating story.ows up is if they did survive, in some form and their dna has continued, why aren't there still pterodactyls flying around today? well, terror doctors are not dinosaurs. well, there you go. there are dinosaurs flying around, just look out your window. pigeons flying around. they are very diverse. they are not as big as they used to be. but that is just evolution and adaptation. what will this research allowed you to do? what opportunities does it open 7 is do? what opportunities does it open up? is it straightforward a bit of curiosity or does it take you somewhere? a lot of it is curiosity. but our main line of research is to try and see if we can reconstruct genomes from birds. one of the issues we have is that it is all a little chunks. and one of the techniques that we have developed is the ability to put all those chunks together imagine, if i had three building blocks, red, blue and white and then what i would have to try and then what i would have to try and do is make a flag. i

our science correspondent, pallab ghosh, reports.farmed here. chefs will tell you that salmon is one of the healthiest foods you can eat, but it's not as good for you as it once was. tests have shown that levels of an oil called omega—3 have halved in farmed salmon in recent years. there's still enough to be beneficial, but levels are continuing to drop. to reverse the trend, these fish are being given a feed high in omega—3 oil produced by gm crops. the feed has worked in the lab but the big question is whether it will do just as well on a real fish farm. like this one in the highlands of scotland. if it does, it will be commercially produced and make salmon more nutritious in farms all across the world. we have also trialled this with sea bass and sea bream, which are the two main species farmed elsewhere in europe. but it can also be used in all farmed fish. and not only that, it can be added to feeds for other animals like pigs and poultry. because not everyone likes eating fish, like my wife! this is quite an efficient little pr

pallab ghosh, bbc news.ing up pictures without getting permission. those are the main stories at 7:12am and we return to one of our main stories this morning. many people who try to give up smoking turn to e—cigarettes, but there are mixed messages this week about the safety of vaping. on monday researchers at the university of birmingham suggested it may not be as healthy as previously thought, but this morning mp5 are calling for rules around e—cigarettes to be relaxed, to help more people give up smoking. joining us now in the studio is dr dhruv parekh, a consultant in respiratory medicine, and professor linda bauld a professor of health policy at the university of stirling. thank you very much, both of you, for your time this morning. ijust wonder, first of all, dr dhruv parekh, if you can display to us, we have a lot of interest from people on this story, how do you see the health benefits, or the concerns, around vaping and e—cigarettes? health benefits, or the concerns, around vaping and e-cigarettes?

our science correspondent, pallab ghosh, has this exclusive report. two different types of salmon.d. we have also trialled this with sea bass and see bream, the two main species formed elsewhere in europe. they can also be used in all farmed fish. not only that, it can be expanded out into feeds for other animals like pigs and poultry because not everyone likes eating fish — like my wife. this is an efficient production factory for making oil. researchers believe that these genetically modified plants are the solution. their seeds containing omega—3 oil. consumers in many parts of the world would be happy to eat salmon fed on the oil that is crushed out of them. but there is consumer resistance in europe. i think the technology has a great deal to offer. i think we could use that with all the other approaches we could adopt, especially now that we are going to be leaving the eu. maybe there is an opportunity for us to consider how we regulate gm. we are going to cook them in the same pan and then we are going to taste because they taste completely different. this is one of the coun

pallab ghosh, bbc news.and important she was as a humanitarian activist and someone who was very involved. aretha franklin was bigger than music. she became a symbol for civil rights in the 60s. she performed at the funeral of martin luther king. and the inauguration of america's first black president. in his tribute, barack 0bama said that she helped define the american experience. the civil rights leader jesse jackson knew this and never more than 60 years. a singer whose sense of soul souljustice, she fought for martin luther king, she fought for martin luther king, she fought for martin luther king, she fought for nelson mandela, she fought for nelson mandela, she fought for nelson mandela, she fought for barack 0bama. she had a sense of community service which was as broad as her music. her final performance last november a gala in new york for elton john performance last november a gala in new york for eltonjohn aids foundation. higher loss was a blow for everyone who loves real music. sir paul mccartn

our science correspondent pallab ghosh has been finding out.al techniques to identify the genetic structure of the very first dinosaurs by working backwards from their closest modern—day relatives, birds and turtles. and so, would he, could he, bring them back to life? if we have some dna, the chances that we could recreate an animal from that are vanishingly small. we didn't really know what the overall structure of a dinosaur genome looked like. as a result of the work that's gone on in this lab, we now have a very close idea and a pretty certainty that it was something very close to a bird. birds are the most diverse species on the planet. they come in so many different shapes and sizes. it's thought that this is because they have 80 chunks of dna, called chromosomes. that's more than three times as many as we have. if dinosaurs have the same genetic structure as birds, than that might explain why there are so many types of dinosaurs. their genetic structure may help to explain why dinosaurs survived so long and are so varied. some are huge.

our science correspondent, pallab ghosh has this report.e died. many of them children. this is because, a sanitation system that can't cope with heavy rainfall, leading to infected sewage flowing into the streets. but now, there is some relief. these health workers are focusing their efforts in areas before the rain comes, and an outbreak begins. the hygiene advice they give is simple, but it had an incredible effect. it's made a huge difference, we used to have colleagues on the ground that need to predict when and where an outbreak might occur, is extremely valuable, so rather than responding to the number of cases that might have been notified to them, they can use this technology in their monthly planning meetings to allocate logistics, supplies and response capability to particular communities. at the met office, meteorologists and government scientists have developed a system that predicts where cholera outbreaks will occur four weeks in advance. they produce a map which combines satellite rain forecasts with information about areas o

our science correspondent, pallab ghosh, reports.e got the farmed here. chefs will tell you that salmon is one of the healthiest foods you can eat, but it's not as good for you as it once was. tests have shown that levels of an oil called omega—3 have halved in farmed salmon in recent years. there's still enough to be beneficial, but levels are continuing to drop. to reverse the trend, these fish are being given a feed high in omega—3 oil produced by gm crops. the feed has worked in the lab but the big question is whether it will do just as well on a real fish farm. like this one in the highlands of scotland. if it does, it will be commercially produced and make salmon more nutritious in farms all across the world. we have also trialled this with sea bass and sea bream, which are the two main species farmed elsewhere in europe. but it can also be used in all farmed fish. and not only that, it can be added to feeds for other animals like pigs and poultry. because not everyone likes eating fish, like my wife! this is quite an efficient

our science correspondent, pallab ghosh, reports.will do just as well on a real fish farm. like this one in the highlands of scotland. if it does, it will be commercially produced and make salmon more nutritious in farms all across the world. we have also trialled this with sea bass and sea bream, which are the two main species farmed elsewhere in europe. but it can also be used in all farmed fish. and not only that, it can be added to feeds for other animals like pigs and poultry. because not everyone likes eating fish, like my wife! this is quite an efficient little production factory for making oil. researchers believe that these genetically modified plants are the solution. their seeds contain omega—3 oil. consumers in many parts of the world would be happy to eat the salmon fed on the oil that‘s crushed out of them, but there is consumer resistance in europe. i think the technology has got a great deal to offer. it is not necessarily a silver bullet, but i think we should use that along with all the other approaches that we coul