he completely misjudged the queensland public.rking full time just as a barrier reef campaigner. the volume of mail requests for information and media interviews was just endless. the final decision over the mine application came about seven months later. it was only saying there would be no mining on ellison reef. the really big shock came on the 24th of december, 1968. the thought of having an oil industry throughout the reef region potentially was appalling. i thought this was going to be a lot harder fight because this was the world's oil industry wanting to get a toehold and that was a very frightening prospect. we needed people all over the world to say to the australian government "please don't do that". "we want to come and visit australia and visit the barrier reef. "please don't drill the reef. people responded. they really did. the politicians got a huge amount of international attention on the issue. and i think they started to realise this really was going to impact australian tourism. having that national legislation

we can hearfrom the queensland ambulance service.area. one of the male patients was attacked first and the shark is believed to have returned and come back and attacked the second patient. we understand that the most seriously injured man, 28, has u nfortu nately lost his foot seriously injured man, 28, has unfortunately lost his foot and the other swim slightly less serious injury but nasty bites to his lower leg. there were some of duty paramedics on board which means it could have ended much worse than it did. they got excellent care before ta ke did. they got excellent care before take into shore and flown to hospital where we are told the condition is stable. whitsunday islands is popular with tourists. but they have been shark attacks in the region, just six miles away, an australian man was fatally bitten by a shark last year. almost 200,000 people in california have been ordered to leave their homes, as emergency crews battle a huge wildfire. a state—wide emergency has been declared, with strong winds making it difficult to s

he completely misjudged the queensland public.il, requests for information, and media interviews was just endless. the final decision of the mining application came about seven months later. it was only saying there would be no mining at alison reef. the really big shock came on the 24th of december 1968. the thought of having an oil industry throughout the reef region, potentially, was just appalling. i've thought this was going to be a lot harderfight, i've thought this was going to be a lot harder fight, because this was the world's oil industry wanting to get a toehold and that was a very frightening prospect. we needed people all over the world to say to the australian government "please don't do that. we want to come and visit australia and visit the barrier reef. so please don't drill the reef. people responded. they really did. 0ur politicians got a deluge of international attention on the issue. and i think they started to realise that this was really going to impact on australian tourism. having that national legislation

the two british backpackers had been visiting the whitsunday islands in queensland.appened. they were airlifted to hospital after receiving initial treatment on the boat. one of the male patients was attacked first and the shark is believed to return and come back and attack the second patient. both patients were loaded onto the vessel they were out on on the day cruise. there were believed to be two international paramedics on board that vessel, who have instigated first aid treatment. paramedics say mr raddon had his foot bitten off, mr maggs sustained leg injuries but authorities say they are both lucky to be alive. i can't praise the emergency personnel enough. they had done a fantasticjob. the water police secured the site. the ambos went to work on the people involved in the incident straightaway. shark nets are now used by some australian states, including queensland, to try and reduce such attacks. drones are also used to monitor the seas and warn people if sharks are in the area. there hasn't been a fatal attack in australia for more than a year but today, a

a couple of attacks in september last year prompted the authorities in queensland to install what aresensitive areas where swimmers, surfers and snorkellers go. as far as the third stage given to these two young british men, we understand there we re british men, we understand there were two international paramedics on the tour boat who were able to administer pretty proficient first aid, you would have to imagine, so it could have been far worse. these two men transported via helicopter toa two men transported via helicopter to a hospital in queensland where they are still receiving treatment today. phil mercer in sydney, thank you. an infectious disease that can harm the brain and is spread by tick bites has been identified in insects in the uk for the first time. the tick—borne encephalitis virus has been found in east anglia and close to the hampshire—dorset border. symptoms of the disease include seizures, hallucinations and memory problems, but public health england says the risk is very low. the us house of representatives is to hold its first vote on the impeachment inquiry in

the two british backpackers had been visiting queensland. they had been snorkeling off a tour boat when the attack happened. they were airlifted to hospital after receiving init tl treatment boat. attacked first, and the shark is believed to have comeb back an attack to the second patient. th patients were loaded onto the vessel on the day cruise. thee is believed to b two international paramedics on board thewh vessel have instigated first aid treatment. reporter: paramedics said one had his foot b.ten off the other sustained leg injuries. authorities say they are both lucky to be alive. >> i can't praise the emergency personnel and a. they have done an absolutely fantastic job. pothce secured the site. they went to work on the people involved in the incident straightaway. reporter: shark nets are used n some australates including queensland to reduce such attacks. drones are also used to monitor the seas. there has not been a fatal attack in australia for more than a year. but today, a reminder, however unlikely, the risk hasn't gone away.

deposit queensland lives in new south wales but some welcome the coming for you to see this area just. go. back on recent days 27 impressed but then as we go on through never sort of the country. perth gets up to 29 degrees arm where the state 26 as we go on into thursday and slushy fine in try from a got those showers the show is just not in the way into the east coast of queensland so what's a weather also not begin to new zealand over the next day or so that's the case into the south on a lot of the cloud rolling across the ditch south island turning increasingly wet and windy not a bad day for the north island on wednesday but the cloud of rain will filter its way in here as we go on into thursday cloud and rain making its way towards to pad over the next couple of days in the foremost super typhoon the base at the moment it is fine and dry and that's the case wednesday going on into thursday big start see the outer bands of the system pushing its way and that's going to gradually making its way further northwards running up towards tokyo as we go on through the course of the week

next dial to that area cloud in the rain that brought those showers into southeastern parts of queensland that's going to make its way further south was and a swiss sunday doesn't look too bad a day so as we go on into monday that west the weather will start to feed its way into the north island in particular all cleaned out around 17 degrees celsius now as far as tight 3rd base is concerned it's slowly making its way further east. for you protesting about how does this impact whether on line well i've basically. directly. join us on sat this is an attack on academic freedom and on our ability to do research and teach freely is a dialogue myanmar is not making it very welcoming for people to come back everyone has a voice. on al-jazeera . the top stories here on al-jazeera a curfew has taken effect in ecuador's capital quito and the president has put the city under a minute to knock down. forces say movement will be restricted across the country for 24 hours after another day of violent protests against austerity measures. france and germany have stopped weapons exports to turkey over the

just drifting their way in that he says out of queensland anywhere from around townsville right down into the eastern side of victoria 17 celsius the full melbourne on the other side of the tasman same got some wet weather making its way into new zealand see this hook of cloud that will bring some rather stormy conditions into the west of south south auckland we are going to see some really wet weather pushing in here them as we go on through thursday and increasingly wet and blustery for the north of the friday oakland 70. teach on from office a photo opportunity for many. big profits for a few days tourists flock to europe's must see destination. tensions are rising. with local communities paying a heavy price for the popularity. power to the true economic and environmental costs of europe's tourism on al jazeera. with al-jazeera live from london al top story this hour turkey says it's hit more than $180.00 targets as part of a major ground an air offensive in north eastern syria aimed at clearing the area of kurdish fighters the kurdish that syrian democratic forces say a prison h

one or 2 showers you can just see a little bit of play out there just around that eastern side of queensland just stood around the sunshine coast actually i would be the case as we go on through the next to contrast $29.00 celsius for brisbane 1314 degrees down towards the southeastern corner on the other side of the country we could touch 33 in perth may well get down to around 29 on sunday but plenty of heat around a little bit of cloud pushing into south australia's we go on through the next day or so but down to the southeast temperatures pick up a little interfet toria 18 celsius there for melbourne that cloud is making its way towards news a little push its way through very mobile system this one say expect to say some wet sand with the weather over the next couple of days but see back to south allat as we go on through saturday the north island will see some showers and it's all change as we go on into sunday temperatures typically around 18 degrees celsius is the sort of temperature we can expect across northern parts of japan heavy rain coming into hunchy was a guy through saturday

is there is actually some rain in the forecast but of course it is very dry across much of queensland new south wales in fact there are as many as 40 bush fires still burning this is the situation and the rain chiles will actually work their way up the east coast what they weigh as well is a bit further inland so wet conditions in sydney on friday 18 degrees celsius and you can see that rain travelling its way through busy been and really working its way down that eastern side of the queensland coast. when you're from a neighborhood known as a hotbed of radicalism. you have to fight to defy stereotypes. i don't think. the story. told by the people who live. along. you know again i missed your take and top stories this hour. turkey's says it will begin its offensive into syria shortly and it might not be doing so alone an aide to the president says techie's military will be joining forces with the free syrian army when it crosses the border into syria. iraq's parliament has recognized those killed and recent nationwide protests as mountains means the families of more than 110 people ki

still feel is of australia's university of queensland in july when probation demonstrators disrupted a rally in support of the hong kong protests. video posted on. social media showed the 2 sides hurling abuse of each other while the chinese national anthem blasted from a speaker. this was not an isolated incident on a campus where about 17 percent of students come from china protesters critical of beijing's policies are frequently confronted by chinese communist party loyalists. it's a situation echoed in other international universities with large chinese student bodies at the university of all clinton new zealand a video posted on you tube showed the he said exchange between pro hong kong demonstrators and supporters of china. is different from china was part of china every day like china. right ok i got a lot of time it was ok i told you that it was. lenin will at the college and others around the world have been vandalized multiple times the walls made up of messages of support have been a key feature of the hong kong protests at simon fraser university in canada a man was filme

first two, both at this world cup, were against uruguay and georgia and on the wing now the teenage queenslandde for the first time at outside centre. we didn't sit back and earmark this game for him to come and play at 13, we just watched the games and made the assessments of each player as they went along. there were things we liked in what we've seen from jordan both on the field, in games and also in training. i felt this would be a game that would suit him. england and australia have met six times previously in world cups with three wins each, including one each infinals, three wins each, including one each in finals, but there's only room for one of them in the last four in japan. england will start as slight favourites. will know on saturday if they've justified that tag. colm harrison, bbc news. after that ireland have to do something they've never done at a world cup — beat new zealand and reach a semi—final. if they wanted some encouragement, though, they've won two of their last three meetings since 2015 and ireland head coach joe schmidt thinks experience will be key. there's a num

bush foster blazing away that just around the eastern side of the country southeastern parts of queensland into the north off new south wales as we go on through the next couple of days they say things will at least out to cool down pressman of about 22 celsius last couple days we're getting up into the mid thirty's so that does show some signs of improvement further west says generate drive into the interior alice at about 30 degrees 21 there in perth on thursday some the temperature as we go on into friday in a similar temperature to as you can see for brisbane so the temperatures really fully back quite nicely here i notice by friday showers so long spells of rain just just drifting their way and that he says out of queensland anywhere from around townsville right down into the eastern side of victoria 17 celsius the full melbourne on the other side of the tasman same got some wet weather making its way into the sea haven't seen this cloud that will bring some rather stormy conditions into the west all south south auckland we are going to see some really wet weather pushing in here them

finance right off mccall those showers those showers just not in the way into the east coast of queensland so much the weather also not again to new zealand over the next day or so that's the case into the south on a lot the cloud rolling across the south island turning increasingly wet and windy not a bad day for the north island on wednesday but the cloud of dry will filter its way and it has become one in seeth steak. and right making its way towards to pad over the next couple of days in the foremost super typhoon the base at the moment it is fine and dry and that's the case why the state going on into thursday because start see the outer bands of the system pushing its way and that's going to gradually making its way further north towards running up towards tokyo as we go on through the course of the weekend. in the next episode of techno the team looks into the environmental impact of waste management trash is a big deal closer than unfortunate the smelly business to the complexities of recycling when these different plastics are blended together then the recycling becomes difficult

it is believed the cat got tangled in queensland and tracked the nets all the way down the coast to sydney. the few hours rescuers were able to cut the calf loose and set it free. >>> we are looking at temperatures today that made it to the 70s inland. 79 in concorde. 78 santa rosa. 75 san jose. san francisco 69. half moon bay 65. overnight 40s to low 50s. double degrees warmer. on the cool side of average. oakland 51. san jose 49. napa 46. hardly strictly bluegrass. this weekend. it will be warm in the city. 74 degrees a golden gate park. pollen count is lower. we are not there yet. what happens after tomorrow. it jumps back up. four points seven is not that high. but still there. we need some rainfall to clear it out. i don't see that happening anytime soon. here's what we have two areas of low pressure. sometimes if they are far enough apart that a ridge of high pressure can build stronger or further to the north in between the two. that is what we will have. potent storm to the northwest. potent storm would just talk to the west. right here will make a block. the greek letter omega. we

way weather at presents across australia but this area cloud could produce some useful rain into queensland high pressure dominates to the south so we have clear skies you've had some while the chilly mornings into possible straight yes and victoria recently got some wet weather too just making its way into the far south west over the next day i'll say perth around $21.00 celsius that cloud that we do have into queensland will thicken up enough to produce some rainfall as we go on into what is the heading of it's was the sunshine coast the gold coast and northern parts of new south wales. this december make the heroes of europe asia africa the middle east oceania. went through a stage made. a connection makes a state peak for the on becoming its best city site will be sure to say i want to be. like this before i. make your goal. they're watching al-jazeera a reminder of our top stories this hour argentina's set to get a new president amid the worsening economic crisis president. has conceded defeat center left candidate. who won more than 47 percent of the vote. a draft power sharing deal h

tracey eastwick of the queensland ambulance service gave this update on the situation.ing is a known hotspot for shark attacks. in the last year, there have been five shark attacks in those waters, and a couple of attacks in september of last year did prompt the authorities in queensland to install what are known as drum lines. these are traps with baited hooks that catch sharks in sensitive areas where swimmers surface and snorklers go. and as far as the first aid given to these two young british men, we understand that there were two international paramedics on that tour boat who were able to administer pretty proficient first aid, you'd have to imagine. so it could have been far worse. so these two men transported by helicopter to hospital in queensland what they are still receiving treatment today. the australian singer and actress, olivia netwon—john, has revealed more than 500 items of personal movie and music memorabilia, to be sold at auction this weekend. the star of films such as grease and xanadu — who also topped the music charts in the 1970s & 80s — is rais

ranch was at the 3 star car the race takes place in the scrubby hills and lush rainforests of north queensland it is hot and humid but otherwise it's ideal mountain bike territory so it's very nice right . beautiful roach they're rolling very good. and you're feeling i'm feeling fine for my very fine time in real brandt actually many crocodiles around here at least not ones are visible from the tracks but there is plenty of other wildlife and more significant hazards silk a cross has been the race doctor 5 times injuries are common there were things broken hips broken collar bones are very common as well elbows. me me. and of course bruises and crosses and crosses every day mountain biking has been an olympic sport since 1906 yet still lives in the shadow of road cycling it's that which attracts the big sponsors and the money this event costs around $200000.00 to stage most riders have to pay entry fees and there's no prize for winning. an usually this is a sport and an event where professionals people paid by sponsors who make a living from mountain biking compete with amateurs people who say

ranch was at the 3 star car the race takes place in the scrubby hills and lush rainforests of north queensland it is hot and humid but otherwise it's ideal mountain bike territory so it's very nice ride. for roach they're rolling very good. and you're feeling i'm feeling fine. very fine in real brandt actually many crocodiles around here at least not ones are visible from the tracks but there is plenty of other wildlife and more significant hazards silk a cross has been the race doctor 5 times injuries are common there were things broken hips broken collar bones are very common as well elbows. me me. and of course bruises and bruises and roses every day mountain biking has been an olympic sport since 1906 yet still lives in the shadow of road cycling it's that which attracts the big sponsors and the money for this event costs around $200000.00 to stage most riders have to pay entreaties and there's no prize for winning. and usually this is a sport and an event where professionals people pay by sponsors who make a living from mountain biking compete with amateurs people who pay you to take part

ranch was a 3 star car the race takes place in the scrubby hills and lush rainforests of north queenslandt is hot and humid but otherwise it's ideal mountain bike territory. so very nice ride. beautiful roach there rolling very good. and you're feeling i'm feeling fine it's a very fine time and wrote the rant actually many crocodiles around here at least not ones are visible from the tracks but there is plenty of other wildlife and more significant hazards silk a cross has been the race doctor 5 times injuries are common there were things these broken hips broken collarbone so very common as well elbows. knees and of course bruises and bruises and roses every day mountain biking has been an olympic sport since 1906 yet still lives in the shadow of road cycling it's that which attracts the big sponsors and the money this event costs around $200000.00 to stage most riders have to pay entry fees and there's no prize for winning. and usually this is a sport i'm going to event where professionals people pay by sponsors who make a living from mountain biking compete with amateurs people who pay

of australia but further north there is so much side 5 danger in place particularly up towards queensland up towards the northwest as well but one must see these showers you can just see a little bit of clout there just around that eastern side of queensland just around the sunshine coast actually be the case as we go on through the next set of the temperature contrast 29 celsius for brisbane 1314 degrees down towards a southeastern corner on the other side of the country we could touch 33 in perth may well get down to around 29 on sunday but plenty of heat around a little bit of cloud pushing into south australia's we go on through the next day or so but down to the southeast temperatures pick up a little interfet toria 18 celsius the full melbourne that cloud is making its way towards news a little push its way through very mobile system this one say expect to say some wet sand windy weather over the next couple of days back to south solid as we go on through saturday the north island will see some showers and it'll change as we go on into sunday temperatures typically around 18 degrees

was at the brewster car the race takes place in the scrubby hills and lush rainforests of north queensland it is hot and humid but otherwise it's ideal mountain bike territory so very nice right. beautiful roach they're rolling very good. and you're feeling i'm feeling fine for my very fine time and wrote the rant actually many crocodiles around here at least not ones are visible from the tracks but there is plenty of other wildlife and more significant hazards silk a cross has been the race doctor 5 times injuries are common there were things these broken hips broken collar bones are very common as well elbows. me me and of course bruises and bruises and roses every day mountain biking has been an olympic sport since 1906 yet still lives in the shadow of road cycling it's that which attracts the big sponsors and the money this event costs around $200000.00 to stage most riders have to pay entry fees and there's no prize for winning. an usually this is a sport i'm going to event where professionals people pay by sponsors who make a living from mountain biking compete with amateurs people w

ranch was the brewster car the race takes place in the scrubby hills and lush rainforests of north queensland it is hot and humid but otherwise it's ideal mountain bike territory. so very nice ride. beautiful roach there rolling very good. and you're feeling i'm feeling fine for monetary fine time and really the rant actually many crocodiles around here at least not ones are visible from the tracks but there is plenty of other wildlife and more significant hazards silk a cross has been the race doctor 5 times injuries are common there were things these broken hips broken collar bones are very common as well elbows knee means and of course bruises and bruises and crosses every day mountain biking has been an olympic sport since 1906 yet still lives in the shadow of road cycling it's that which attracts the big sponsors and the money this event costs around 200000 dollars to stage most riders have to pay entry fees and there's no prize for winning. and usually this is a sport and an event where professionals people paid by sponsors who make a living from mountain biking compete with amateurs pe

contrast in the weather across australia recently we've had heat wave conditions it's a good parts of queensland down to the southeast in cola very different story behind this cold front he just sliding away from victoria since a very active weather some some very downpours some snow as well some large hail some thunder snow also thrown in for good measure high pressure is in charge behind that it's a generally looking dry and prices for a time $23.00 celsius there for melbourne temperatures just not going up a touch for the time being further north of $28.00 there in praise but in a similar temperature actually for perth they will see the temps you get even higher as we go on into sas day to decrease by sas they are new kota on the other side of the country back down to 16 in melbourne south westerly winds coming in walsh alice possibly more wintry showers to i'll also be the case there into tasmania just notice want to welcome shows that just around the gold coast the sunshine coast as we go on into the weekend that western weather that's making its way across the tasman sea is going to push i

hobart a disappointment on the right is still there on the coast of new south wales and southern queensland now look at this persistent cloud underneath which is rain falling over wellington there's a few more hours of that still to go and then things will clear up so friday looks a little bit cloudy and quite a lot went where such a day is rather need proof meant rain in the form of an incoming typhoon is the problem for japan as i'm sure you're away on friday the rain 1st arrives on saturday and late on sunday the heart of the typhoon probably goes over the top of tokyo. philippines president roderigo to turkey says he's cracking down on a communist ringback insurgency but some food it's a deadly campaign to silence his critics as the death toll rises 101 east investigates deter to use new al-jazeera. every. other headlines now turkey has pounded kodesh positions in northeastern syria with as strikes for a 2nd day sending tens of thousands fleeing kurdish shelling is also killed at least 6 civilians including a child in turkish border towns. u.s. congressional democrats of issued subpoena

as form hail and proper rain running back into the farming country and running up the coast of queensland as well i was not going to change things hugely but it's nice to see it all the same however if you're on the beach in sydney for example in 16 degrees you would think quite the same way but there's the green forecast and it was rain showers again from queens in 1000 new south wales not quite in the victoria still not very warm in tasmania but it's nice in adelaide and starts about in perth out of the birth is showing rather more clouds in the pick up similar story on sunday but rather less of everything with less in the way of showers the less in the way is chill for tasmania is would have a bit it's also improving situation i think you'll agree for new zealand that massacre that will persistent rain is disappearing now and that should mean clear skies so the forecast then what is saturday for you mostly fine will be a cloudy or bit of rain in the far north and it's even better on sunday mass quick to look north 30 japan and it's typhoon season still in this one heading for turkey .

australia the temperatures are still the main focus we do have a few showers though across parts of queensland and parts of new south wales but really it is those temperatures well above average for this time of year we do have a frontal boundary out here towards the west but anything to the east well talk about high pressure is dominating the winds coming out of the north and that means temperatures a well above average so for adelaide $36.00 degrees for you melbourne at $33.00 and for hobart at about 30 degrees there now as we go towards friday we're still could be seeing those terms as well above average as well but we are going to see a frontal body pushing towards adelaide that's going to start to break down those temperatures a little bit but by the time we get to saturday that front will push through you'll see some showers and we will see a break in the heat there up towards alice springs though it is going to be a hot day for you with a temperature of 40 degrees across parts of the north and south island of new zealand we're going to be seeing some clouds off and on across much of the

australia but at the same time finally we are seeing some rain through the interior through much of queensland that cloud a good indication is coming down from the north so as i say some much needed rain it won't do much to. the drop it will begin to have some impact meanwhile 25 celsius wednesday in brisbane generally the mid twenty's along that to south and east coast 23 celsius in perth that is adelaide 33 if you on wednesday and even warmer on a thursday ahead of this next system mostly sunny skies will be some cloud or maybe just a shower thursday into perth with a hive 18 degrees celsius and then across. in your forecast we generally have showers in the forecast it's really going to be wednesday that we have the highest chance of seeing one of those showers we've got to 20 celsius in christchurch a bit cooler in oakland 60 and in fact it's dry a brighter day on thursday but quite a bit cooler in christchurch just 14 degrees celsius and we've had days of rain and then some dry spells in japan we're in that dry spell right now so looking pretty good on wednesday this storm system we have w

australia but at the same time finally we are seeing some rain through the interior through much of queensland that cloud a good indication is coming down from the north so as i say some much needed rain it won't do much to. the drop it will begin to have some impact meanwhile 25 celsius wednesday in brisbane generally the mid twenty's along that to south and east coast 23 celsius in perth adelaide 33 day. ahead of this next system mostly sunny skies some clouds maybe just a shower thursday into perth with a hive 18 degrees celsius and then across. generally have in the forecast it's really going to be wednesday that we have the highest. we've got to 20 celsius. 60 and in fact it's a dry a bright day but quite a bit cooler in christchurch just 14 degrees celsius and we've had days of rain and then some dry. in that dry spell right now so looking pretty good on wednesday this storm system well out of the picture. picking up some good sunshine across much of the korean peninsula and then by thursday but it streaming into the. tokyo 20. is a popular filming location in france when it comes to sto

. >> it takes place in the scrubby forest of north queensland., but ideal mountain bike territory. roads, nice ride, rolling very good. >> and you are feeling? >> i am feeling fine, very fine. >> there aren't many crocodiles around here, but there is plenty of other wildlife and more significant hazards. been the rain stopped or five times. injuries are common. >> we are seeing broken hips, oflarbones, knees, and course bruises and bruises and bruises every day. >> mountain biking has been in a live export since 1996, yet is still in the shadow of road cycling. that is what attracts the big sponsors and money. this event costs $200,000 to stage. most have to pay entry fees. there is no prize for winning. >this is a sport in an event where professionals paid by sponsors can make a living from mountain biking compete with people who pay to take part. all right. , butis a pretty big event mountain bikers want their sport to grow with more prestige for their pedaling. --hor: peter: that is all for sports. back to you. anchor: you can always catch up

australia the temperatures are still the main focus we do have a few showers though across parts of queensland and parts of new south wales but really it is those temperatures well above average for this time of year we do have a frontal boundary out here towards the west but anything to the east while we talk about high pressure is dominating winds coming out of the north and that means temperatures a well above average so for adelaide $36.00 degrees for you melbourne at $33.00 and for hobart and about 30 degrees there now as we go towards friday we're still going to see those temperatures well above average as well but we are going to see a frontal boundary pushing towards adelaide that's going to start to break down those temperatures a little bit but by the time we get to saturday that front will push through you'll see some showers and we will see a break in the heat there up towards alice springs though it is going to be a hot day for you with a temperature of 40 degrees across parts of the north and south island of new zealand we're going to be seeing some clouds off and on across much

queensland university of technology surveyed more than 500 young drivers and 16% of people surveyed saidhey have opened snapchat on their phones while driving. of those drivers, 15% admitted that they have sent photos and videos. >>> macy's will stop selling real fur products. the department store says mink, fox, sable and other fur products will be out of the stores by february of 2021. macy's worked with the humane society to develop this policy. it will continue to sell fur products from animals ethically raised for food like sheep skin. >> chipolte fans, the restaurant will run out of a popular dish. the limited time offering was introduced in september in an effort to drive up sales and get more people into the restaurants. it apparently worked with sales increasing by 11%. revenue jumped by 15%. >>> you can get disney's new streaming service free for a year. >> verizon announced the offer. it's called disney plus on us. the deal is worth just over 80 bucks. it will extend to new and current customers who have 4g and 5g unlimited plans. disney plus debuts in three weeks on november

queensland university of technology surveyed more than 500 young drivers and 16% of people surveyed saidd snapchat on their phones while driving. of those drivers, 15% admitted that they have sent photos and even videos. >>> a new jersey man credits his apple watch with saving his life after he and his date tumbled down a mountainside. what kind of date is this? >> the 28-year-old man said they got lost in the woods along the cliffs of a mark in middleton. two days before the hike he bought the apple watch and was playing around wit it and turned on the feature called fall detection. so that alerts emergency contacts and it calls 911 when it detects that a user has fallen. apparently it worked. his watch called 911 when it detected he fell. >> i was screaming i'm going to die because i really felt i was going to die. there was no way out of this for me. i said my last good-byes. >> the apple watch also alerted his mom and his sisters. the rescuers were able he suffered a fracture to his right hand but he's okay. >> if you're on a date and your date falls down, are you going to fall with

contrast in the weather across australia recently we've had heat wave conditions it's a good parts of queensland down to the southeast in cola very different story behind this cold front hayseed just sliding away from victoria since a very active weather some some very downpours some snow as well some large hail some fun in the snow also thrown in for good measure high pressure is in charge behind that it's a generally looking dry air and prices for a time $23.00 celsius that amount in temperature is just not going up a touch for the time being further north of $28.00 there in praise but in a similar temperature actually for perth they will see the temps again even higher as be going into sas day to decrease by sas they often do cooler on the other side of the country back down to 16 in melbourne south westerly winds coming in walsh alice possibly more wintry showers today i will say be the case there into tasmania just notice want to welcome shows that just around the gold coast the sunshine coast as we go on into the weekend that west of weather that's making its way across the tasman sea is g

they were in the water in queensland when they were seriously injured in the attack yesterday.thma sufferers could help reduce carbon emissions and save the nhs millions of pounds a year if they switch to more environmentally—friendly inhalers, according to researchers. scientists as cambridge university say swapping to dry powder devices, which release less greenhouse gases, would have as big an "eco" impact as turning vegetarian or becoming an avid recycler. there are more than five million people with asthma in the uk. those are some of the main stories. we have jonathan those are some of the main stories. we havejonathan bartley those are some of the main stories. we have jonathan bartley from those are some of the main stories. we havejonathan bartley from the green party on the way in a few minutes. we have matt hancock from the conservatives at 7:30am. we speak to antoinette sandbach. that is just before eight o'clock. john mcdonnell for the with us just before eight a.m.. and ian blackford at about 8:40am. we are packed with mps this morning. also worth mentioning that

hobart a disappointment and the rain is still there on the coast of new south wales and southern queenslandnow look at this persistent cloud underneath which is rain falling over wellington there's a few more hours of that still to go and then things will clear up so friday looks a little bit cloudy and quite a lot went where such a day is rather need proof meant rain in the form of an incoming typhoon is the problem for japan as i'm sure you're away on friday the rain 1st arrives on saturday and late on sunday the heart of the typhoon probably goes over the top of tokyo. to strengthen the good you have to shore do good all the more with your game still fight against corruption. destroy news hero which heroes like know who are bad or who refuse to $15000000.00 brian the achievement of heroes like him to showcase by the international ace award it shines a light on these heroes because the best way to fight a dark are used to shine a light let's make the road to better plage nominate your anti corruption mirror now. philippines president roderigo deterred he says he's cracking down on a commu

useful or annoying rain in the forecast really from the coast of new south wales up and towards queensland that come quite a long way inland keep temperatures in the teens a disappointing the cold 11 in hobart rather warmer in perth but that isn't necessarily sustainable but the rain itself could make it a fairly miserable time on the coast of australia east coast at least where that rain is wont to say is your point of view as a new zealand a lot of clatter and not a significant amount of rain unless you're in the far south and south island where the onshore breeze is a bit disappointing. experience . in places to get. a reminder about top stories this hour heavy fighting is underway in syria sources have told al-jazeera the syrian national me is preparing to participate in the offensive troops in such a storm areas controlled by the democratic forces. in town. again defending his decision to withdraw u.s. troops from syria the president's critics say he is shamelessly abandoning kaddish allies who helped defeat i so trump is warning he will in his words wipe out turkey's economy forces g

as we go on into monday there you see the clearest guys coming into that southeastern corner off queensland 25 in melbourne and a 23 the hope also some warmth around here about we'll still see want to send its houses showers longer spells of right rolling towards new zealand over the next dial to that area cloud on the right that brought the shallows in sioux southeast and consequently that's going to make its way further south let's and a swiss sunday doesn't say about a day as we go on in. monday that western weather will start to feed its way into the north island in particular or clint around 17 degrees celsius now as far as thai food heavy bass is concerned it's slowly making its way further east. my fast simmons' were all. taken by the chinese government all over the state with my son stay with my wife that's all i want this is really human rights abuses of our time we decided to talk about it. just. tell the world. the truth about china systematic repression of the week is. tell the world coming soon on al-jazeera they say to really know someone you must walk a mile in their shoes al

they came from farms and small towns in queensland australia. they came from cities like auckland, new zealand, manitoba. from manchester and melbourne, from montreal and marseille. they came from the kalahari desert in south africa, from the niger delta, from the mountains of kashmir, and a paul and baluchistan. -- and a paul. -- name paul - nepal. the came from trinidad, rio de janeiro, iowa, and maine. fighting men bound for europe climbed onto troop ships in halifax, madras, melbourne. they steamed from mumbai and vancouver and then 22 months after it started -- from mumbai and vancouver. then from san diego, seattle new york, orleans, miami, new york, boston. they spoke a hundred leg witches. they faded to a dozen ideas of god. to alah, spoke a hundred languages. they paraded to the great spirit, vishnu, allah and god. they came from hundred 40 countries and it aligns they called the united nations, passed in the 1945 at the generation of the united nations hoped would end war for their children and grandchildren. i say this in all humility

around 32 degrees dry and fine too across a good part of australia i want to show is creeping into queensland as we go through the next couple days there larry a cloud here there is pushing into the central part with high pressure further south it is generally staying dry fire risk still remains a major problem with saying some fires affecting new south wales recently this picture here from the made north coast of new south wales that's causing some problems here and mozart's no sign of any rain in the forecast as we go on through the next couple of days at least for this particular part of australia i would say as a west something of a change coming in here perth up to 36.7 on sunday afternoon just 21 on monday and the top temperature on tuesday the 20. rewind to 10 days with a new scenery. states vast amount is a documentary. oh please please. remind continues with fools gold millions of dollars in people's money jewish being taken in for their whole lives for the money and he was down in training and $1.00 day on al-jazeera. here with al jazeera these are our top stories the united states

the men in their 20s were in the water off the coast of queensland when it happened.off and the other suffered wounds to his calf. both are said to be in a stable condition in hospital. an infectious disease that can harm the brain and is spread by tick bites has been identified in insects in the uk for the first time. the tick—borne encephalitis virus has been found in east anglia and close to the hampshire—dorset border. symptoms of the disease include seizures, hallucinations and memory problems but public health england says the risk is very low. that is a summary of the main news so that is a summary of the main news so far. back to you, victoria. first this morning, fewer people would have died in the grenfell tower disaster if the london fire brigade had not told residents to stay in their flats and wait to be rescued, the official report into the tragedy has found. this programme has seen a full copy of the inquiry report which is due to be made public tomorrow. that will be at 10am. it says fire chiefs should have ordered an evacuation of the building one hou

at the bridge their car the race takes place in the scrubby hills and lush rainforests of north queensland it is hot and humid but otherwise it's ideal mountain bike territory. so very nice right. beautiful roach they're really very good. and you're feeling i'm feeling fine from my very far into. the rant actually many crocodiles around here at least not ones are visible from the tracks but there is plenty of other wildlife and more significant hazards silk a cross has been the race doctor 5 times injuries are common there were things broken hips broken collar bones are very common as well elbows me me and of course bruises and bruises and bruises every day mountain biking has been an olympic sport since 1906 yet still lives in the shadow of road cycling it's that which attracts the big sponsors and the money this event costs around $200000.00 to stage most riders have to pay entry fees and there's no prize for winning. an usually this is a sport i'm going to event where professionals people pay by sponsors who make a living from mountain biking compete with amateurs people who pay to take

monday i think but shoes day we could see some useful rainfall just pushing into the eastern side of queensland elsewhere is generally dry fine and sunny. the cost of africa opens up its borders to the hope of it relating the success of the european union nigeria shuts its borders to smuggling and tax evasion plus airport expansion and the creation of a regional media. countering the cost on al-jazeera. i really felt liberated as a journalist was. going to the truth was that i would love for this job. hello again the top stories on al-jazeera iraqi police have fired stun grenades at anti-government protesters they were trying to storm the heavily fortified green zone where the iraqi parliament at least 42 iraqis were killed during a nationwide protest on friday demonstrators are demanding the resignation of government leaders as well as an end to corruption and economic hardship in the oil rich country. in chile right police have fired at some of the 1000000 marchers in the largest anti-government demonstration for decades president sebastian pinera says he's heard the message of the protesters

away falling to a combo of lower economic activity, softer commodity prices and a drop in local queensland. resmed jumping up to 15%. have had a series of central-bank decisions in the past 24 hours. here with theis highlights. let's start with the ecb and mario draghi. no change in policy, but a kathleen:sage certainly a change in leadership as mario draghi steps down after eight years. as he leaves, he is focusing on the downside risks. remember mario draghi demands that he will do whatever it takes to do whatever he could and he did rescue it himself. he kept the euro area together. even after the ecb has restarted stimulus as it did in september with more -- a deeper negative rate and more bond purchases. all they can do right now. knew he wouldever have to contend with a trade war. ite's what he said about today. confirmedoming data our previous assessments of a protracted weakness in the euro area growth. >> as if he needed any more reminding, let's look at what we are looking at today and terms of downside risks. latest are seeing is the purchasing managers index, from market, they