thank you, phil mercer, for now, in sydney for us.e of the biggest problems is our use of fossil fuels. whether it's warming our homes — or powering our vehicles — finding an alternative is crucial. now, a company in scotland is exploring a solution that seems a little unusual. tim allman has the story. there is apparently an old proverb that says "what whisky will not cure, there is no cure for". but, does its magical properties extend to saving the environment? well, maybe. here at the glengoyne distillery, they have been making whisky for almost 200 years. but it is what they throw away that could turn out to be so useful. from these malted barley grains, a biofuel is created that can power this car. this is made from living carbon, from the residues of an industry that is one of the most important industries in the scottish economy and we can take their residue and turn them into something that we need right now made from sustainable resources. what they end up with is acetone, butanol and ethanol, chemicals used in everything fro

let's get more from our correspondent phil mercer. talking about? thea;r they are talking about? they say informal _ they are talking about? they say informal outdoor - they are talking about? they say informal outdoor play i they are talking about? iia: say informal outdoor play by children has been in decline in australia for quite some time and they point to many reasons, parents, child safety, increased traffic, pull city planning. also greater housing density. medium to high density housing, apartment blocks are a relatively new concept in sydney. but anyone who has been to australia's biggest city in recent times, not that you have been able to get it because of covid restrictions, but you would notice the city is getting taller. about a quarter of residents in those apartment blocks are families with children. campaigners say that children. campaigners say that children are often the last people to be thought about when these developments are made and thatis these developments are made and that is one reason why this childhood

we can get the latest now from our correspondent phil mercer.ore do we know at this stage? i australia. what more do we know at this stage?— at this stage? i think when western australian - at this stage? i think when western australian police l at this stage? i think when . western australian police said this is a suspected abduction that strikes at the very hard of the community it gives you an indicationjust how of the community it gives you an indication just how severely australia as a nation is feeling about little cleo smith, who disappeared as you say, almost a week ago. this search for her is into its seventh day, involving police, army reserve, mounted units, private helicopters and also volunteers. forseven private helicopters and also volunteers. for seven long days they have searched this very remote coastline, about 1000 kilometres to the north of perth, in western australia, and there has been no sign of this little girl. hundreds of calls have been made by the public to the police, identifying potentially suspicious individuals i

the bbc�*s sydney correspondent phil mercer explained the details surrounding this case.ation. it is an indication, i think, as to how worried the authorities are about cleo smith. she was last seen on a family camping trip about 550 miles to the north of perth just over a week ago and the authorities are of the belief that she was taken sometime during the night. a brief timeline — the family arrived at this campsite north of perth. the young girl went to bed at about eight o'clock in the evening. at 1:30 in the morning she woke up for some water. at 6:00am — so a few hours later — she was gone. and what leads the authorities to believe she was snatched during the night is that the zip had been opened, apparently to a height well beyond that of a four—year—old girl. this is a massive search. the search near the campsite has now been wound down, it is now a broader criminal investigation, not only spanning the state of western australia, which is about ten times the size of the united kingdom, but this is a nationwide hunt for four—year—old cleo smith. and the authorities

joining me now with the latest is our correspondent phil mercer.the tent next to the culture occupied by her younger sister. at 6am when the family got up, cleo was missing and police believe that the tent had been unzipped and cleo was taken away. almost exactly a week later police say this search at the campsite about 540 miles to the north of perth will be suspended and what they are looking at is to get security vision from businesses within a 500 mile radius of the campsite, so now the inquiry is spanning a vast area of western australia and beyond. this spanning a vast area of western australia and beyond. this story has tl’lt ed the australia and beyond. this story has gripped the australian _ australia and beyond. this story has gripped the australian media? - australia and beyond. this story has gripped the australian media? the i gripped the australian media? the western gripped the australian media? tie: western australian police gripped the australian media? ti9 western australian police say gripped the australian media? ti9: western au

our correspondent, phil mercer, is following the story from sydney. tell us about the search.unity. forseven at the heart of the australian community. for seven days the police supported by military reservists and volunteers and a private helicopters, have been scouring in a remote part of the western australian coastline. this is about 550 miles north of the city of perth. foran 550 miles north of the city of perth. for an entire week they have been scouring bush lines and dunes and beaches, without any clue of this young girl. what the authorities are doing, they are casting a massive net, asking people with dash cams and shop security video within a 500 mile radius of the campsite where cleo was last seen, to see if there are clues on the videos. ford you don't cleo was last seen almost a week ago, the police believe she was abducted in the middle of the night during a family camping trip. her mother and stepfather have remained at the campsite during this ordeal for them and one can only imagine the thoughts going through their minds. but the authorities are saying this is

let's talk to our correspondent phil mercer, who's in sydney. developments? the police in that part of western australia have called off the search at the campsite where cleo smith went missing more than a week ago. they are now casting their net across a massive area, notjust of western australia but the whole continent itself. western australia is more than ten times the size of the united kingdom, so this is a massive search operation. 0n the ground near the campsite, the search is being wound down, but the criminal investigation into this suspected abduction is now getting into full year. the police want to see video camera footage from motels, from dash cameras, really trying to get any clue whatsoever of this four—year—old girl. and what makes them think she was abducted is that when her parents found that she was missing from the family's tent early on saturday morning, more than a week ago, the zip had been lifted to a height that a four—year—old would not have been able to reach. the authorities are gravely concerned for this little gir

we can get the latest now from our correspondent phil mercer. phil, what more do we know? smith strikes at the heart of the australian community. this was a small girl on holiday, about 500 miles or so to the north of perth, the western australian state capitol. she was last seen very early last saturday. for seven days, the police, supported by army reservists, and volunteers have been scouring the remote stretch of coastline. there has been no sign of four—year—old cleo. she was last seen as we say early on saturday. in the morning. she was gone. police believe the tent had been deliberately unzipped and they fear she has been abducted. all the way through the ordeal, the family has remained at this remote campsite and cleo's mother eddie smith says she hopes that her daughter is still safe and well. —— ellie smith. every time we get call, we always think like this is our call that she is home. we sit and watch the sand dunes and we just think she's going to run down and back into our arms, but we're still waiting. the nation is obviously holding its breath and crossing

the military have been helping the police look for her. 0ur correspondent phil mercer gave us this updateanning a vast area of western australia and beyond. how to care for migrants is once again proving a divisive issue across the european union, with some of its member states accusing belarus, which is not part of the eu, of trying to flood them with people desperate to get into europe. we've looked at the political issues, but now let's hear from some of those making the dangerous journey. 0ur correspondent paul adams has been to meet one of those groups, and he sent this special report. trapped in the forest on the eu's eastern frontier, a group of syrians exhausted and afraid. "we are absolutely shattered," the voice says. "we have been walking since four in the morning." but how did they get here? two weeks earlier, theirjourney starts with a tearful farewell in northern iraq. and an optimistic selfie at the airport. "we are leaving for belarus," says idris. we went to erbil. the city is full of travel agents catering for would—be migrants. the first step, a visa. murad isn't giving