rebecca morell, bbc news. now what about the prospects for the weather?country i think. let us get the latest. bot there are big contrasts across the uk at the moment, we see that in the uk at the moment, we see that in the weather watcher pictures coming m, the weather watcher pictures coming in, grey skies, a bit of rain at times across parts of east anglia and south—east england today, look at this, another sunny day there, across at this, another sunny day there, a cross pa rs at this, another sunny day there, across pa rs of at this, another sunny day there, across pars of northern ireland, into scotland, as well, we have seen some sunshine, northern england into wales too, we have seen some bright blue sky in places and that has lifted the temperature into north—west scotland, we have reached 20 celsius, we have had that for the past few days. it has been wet for some with the cloud. east anglia, south—east england. we may find a few showers popping ernie els where. temperatures will be at their lowest where it is clear. more especially northern ire

our science correspondent, rebecca morelle, has the story.ith its formidable wingspan, it's easy to spot. but counting these birds is tricky. most albatrosses nest on islands that are extremely remote. now, though, there is a new way to get a tally of the birds. from space. scientists are using a powerful us satellite to zoom in on places like the chatham islands in the south pacific. ultra high—res images can map areas down to just 30 centimetres, which means each albatross appears as a white dot. and researchers simply tot them up. and this is the bird that lives there. the northern royal albatross. the satellite count has come in at about 3600 nests. it's half the number scientists expected. albatrosses face a number of problems and if we zoom out from the chatham islands, we can see one of them. ocean currents are circulating plastic waste, which can prove deadly for the birds. along with plastics, fishing lines are also a major danger and so are pests like rats, that prey on young chicks. out of 22 species of albatross, 15 are under thre

our science correspondent rebecca morelle reports.asy to spot, counting albatrosses is tricky. most of the sea birds nest on islands which are extremely remote and difficult to access, but now there's a new way to get a tally of the birds — from space. scientists are using a powerful us satellite to zoom in on places like the chatham islands in the south pacific. ultra high—res images can map areas down to just 30 centimetres, which mean each albatross appears as a white dot, and researchers simply tot them up. it means we finally have a number for this species — the northern royal albatross. the birds have an impressive wing span of about three metres. when not breeding, they are found widely throughout the southern ocean, but they are classed as endangered because of the tiny area in which they can nest. now, the satellite tally has come in at about 3,600 nests. it is less than researchers hoped. many albatrosses are doing badly. of the 22 species, 19 are under threat. -- 19 __ 19 __ -- 19 -- 15 —— 19 —— 15 are under threat. and the

rebecca morell, bbc news.issolved at midnight — which means every seat is now vacant until a new parliament is elected. the prime minister's in downing street at the moment but in just over an hour's time theresa may will leave number 10 and make the short trip to buckingham palace for an audience with the queen to mark the dissolution of parliament. so with just over a month now until the snap general election onjune 8th — what do people make of it and is it the issues or the personalities that will win their vote this time? 0ur correspondent danny savage has been to the labour constituency of normanton, pontefract and castleford in yorkshire to find out. this could accurately be described as a traditional labour voting area. but will this part of west yorkshire stick with tradition this time round? i'm voting for the labour party because i always thought they were best for the working class and people in need. and jeremy corbyn, i think he could do with a bit more backbone, but i think he's a good man and he

our science correspondent, rebecca morelle, reports.f the bird world. with its formidable wingspan, it is easy to spot. but counting them is tricky. most net on islands that are extremely remote. now there isa that are extremely remote. now there is a better way to get a tally of the birds, from space. scientists are using a powerful us satellite to zoom in on islands like those in the pacific. they can be mapped to 30 centimetres, showing each albatross isa centimetres, showing each albatross is a white dot. researches simply have to count them. this is the bird that lives there, the northern royal albatross. satellite counters come in at 3600 nests. that is half the number that scientists expected. they face a number of problems. if we zoom out from the chatham islands, we can see one of them. ocean currents are circulating waste which is deadly for the birds. along with plastics, fishing lines are also dangerous, and rats that prey on young chicks. out of 20 theses, 15 are under threat. there are ways to restore their breeding sites.

rebecca morell, bbc news. since 1991, the turner prize has scrapped its age limit, and two artists over 50 have made it to the short list. 0ur arts correspondent david sillito reports. you certainly did not expect this? no, not at all. not at all. not at all! i mean, it does make me laugh. it has been a strange day for lubaina himid. she has painted for more than 35 years and today at the age of 62, she is on the turner prize short list. her paintings bring black lives and faces to often very white art galleries. this is perhaps her signature work, 100 life—size portraits made when... you were 50. i was. did you think that national recognition was probably past you by then? probably. and now? i hadn't thought about the turner prize in terms of nominations or shortlisting for a couple of decades. born in zanzibar, she has lived and taught here in preston for over 25 years. she's not alone. the other nominees, hurvin anderson, andrea buttner, rosalind nashashibi, are all of mature years. this jury and the turner

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rebecca morell, bbc news.don underground — has been found guilty. damon smith was 19 when he packed a rucksack with explosives and ball—bearing shrapnel and left it on a train timed to go off within minutes on october 20 last year. news in from the old bailey that damon smith who is 20 has been found guilty of planting a home—made bomb ona guilty of planting a home—made bomb on a busy tube train. the jury have been told that he was 19 when he packed a rucksack with explosives and ball bearing shrapnel, left it ona train. and ball bearing shrapnel, left it on a train. it was timed to go off within a few minutes on october 20 last year. he intended to make something that looked like a bomb but did not function as one, his qc told the jury. but he has but did not function as one, his qc told thejury. but he has been but did not function as one, his qc told the jury. but he has been found guilty of planting a home—made bomb ona guilty of planting a home—made bomb on a busy tube train. much more on that to come in

rebecca morell, bbc news. time for a look at the weather now with nick miller. lot of cloud, and quite a brisk and code north—easterly wind blowing into especially east anglia and south—east england, which is really held the temp jordanne, south—east england, which is really held the tempjordanne, some of us just seven, eight, 9 degrees. we have hit 20 in western scotland, 19 northwest england and wales. the sunshine making a difference, we continue with a bit of patchy rain. parts of south—east england going through the night, the odd light shower popping up overnight, then this cloudy zone covering part of an elan wales, where the majors will hold up. they will be colder in the countryside, especially clear parts of northern england, northern ireland and scotland, sunspots getting close to freezing. maybe just an isolated pocket of frost here and there. into tomorrow, a bit more cloud around in scotland, not quite so much clear blue sky but still satisfy those in the northern ireland and for much of northern england. as we come south, largely cloudy. there wil

man—made chemicals known as pcbs were among the highest ever recorded. 0ur science correspondent rebecca morelleof scotland, today this pob hasjust eight animals. but they are in trouble. last year the group lost a female. lulu was found dead on the shores of the inner hebrides. she had been caught up in fishing line. so, this is lulu's scull, this is the head. her skeleton is now stored at the national museum scotland. test showed she was heavily contaminated with man—made chemicals called pcbs. the levels that we found in lulu were 20 times higher than the levels that we would expect in citations that were not suffering any in citations that were not suffering a ny effects in citations that were not suffering any effects of pcbs. that puts her as one of the most contaminated animals on the planet. in killer whales at the chemicals can stop the animals from daring young. they harm the system and also the brain —— immune system. one theory is the pcbs severely impaired her intelligence, perhaps leading to her deadly entanglement in the fishing nets. here in the laboratory the effect of heat is s

our science correspondent rebecca morelle reports.w there's a new way to get a tally of the birds — from space. scientists are using a powerful us satellite to zoom in on places like the chatham islands in the south pacific. ultra high—res images can map areas down to just 30 centimetres, which mean each albatross appears as a white dot, and researchers simply tot them up. it means we finally have a number for this species — the northern royal albatross. the birds have an impressive wing span of about three metres. when not breeding, they are found widely throughout the southern ocean, but they are classed as endangered because of the tiny area in which they can nest. now, the satellite tally has come in at about 3,600 nests. it's less than researchers hoped. many albatrosses are doing badly. of the 22 species, 15 are under threat. and they are facing many dangers — from the plastics polluting our ocean, to getting caught up in fishing lines and invasive species. it's really important for us to know, as conservationists and scientists

rebecca morelle, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. it's the weather lottery out there at the moment. some of you have won the jackpot this week. it's been perfect for the scottish tourist board. look at the highlands macro, beautiful all week, lots of blue sky and sunshine. unfortunately hotel manager is not so happy across the kent coast. this morning, a lot of low cloud, a few scattered showers and it's feeling cold, i'm afraid. i'm sure yoursummer and it's feeling cold, i'm afraid. i'm sure your summer will come in a few weeks or months‘ time. i‘m sure your summer will come in a few weeks or months‘ time. in the south we have quite a lot of cloud with the breeze coming in off the sea and it is exacerbating the problem. it‘s cold, the north sea, around 9 degrees, so with the strengthening breeze just driving around 9 degrees, so with the strengthening breezejust driving in the cloud and a few showers, it‘s pretty miserable. io—ii the cloud and a few showers, it‘s pretty miserable. 10—11 at best through this afternoon. it‘s a differe

rebecca morelle, bbc news.them. the number of males receiving outpatient treatment for conditions like anorexia and bulimia in england has increased by 27% over the last three years — compared to 13% for women. we're joined now by sam thomas, who founded charity men get eating disorders too after his own experiences with bulimia. good morning, thank you for coming in to talk about this. i know it can't be easy to talk about what has obviously been a really distressing time in your life. can you just explain to us all what happened to you and how it started? my experience began when i was 13 which might seem very young but not unusualfor might seem very young but not unusual for the sort of issues we are talking about today like eating disorders and general mental health. for me it wasn't anything to do with body image or trying to look good, or slimmed down or anything like that, it was literally not being able to cope for me. it was all kind of linked to bullying at school and that was just my way of having a

rebecca morelle reports.ounting albatrosses is tricky. most of these birds nest on islands which are extremely remote and difficult to access but now there's a new way to get a tally of the birds — from space. scientists are using a powerful us satellite to zoom in on places like the chatham islands in the south pacific. ultra high—res images can map areas down to 30 centimetres, which mean each albatross appears as a white dot and researchers simply tot them up. it means we finally have a number for this species, northern royal albatrosses. scientists were unsure how many birds there were but the satellite tally comes in at about 4,000 nests. it's less than conservationists hoped but many albatross species are doing badly. they're facing serious threats, from the plastics polluting our ocean to invasive species. researchers say these counts from space are essential. knowing how many albatrosses there are now will help us to track how they fare in the future. rebecca morelle, bbc news. the number of new cars

our science correspondent, rebecca morelle, reports. they are the uk's last killer whales.eleton is now stored at the national museum scotland. tests showed she was heavily contaminated with man—made chemicals called pcbs. the levels that we found in lulu were 20 times higher than the levels that we would expect in cetaceans that were not suffering any effects of pcbs. that puts her as one of the most contaminated animals on the planet. in killer whales the chemicals can stop the animals from bearing young. they harm the immune system and also the brain. one theory is the pcbs severely impaired her intelligence, perhaps leading to her deadly entanglement in the fishing nets. here in the laboratory, the effect of heat is shown... pcbs were once man—made wonder chemicals, used in everything from plastics to electrics. it was later discovered that they were toxic and from the 1970s a series of bans around the world were put into place. but they have stuck around, especially in landfill sites that contain the materials they were once used in. today the pcb problem lives on, esp

highest levels ever recorded of a chemical banned since the 1970s. 0ur science correspondent, rebecca morelle the shores of the inner hebrides. she had been caught up in fishing line. tests showed she was heavily contaminated with man—made chemicals called pcbs. the levels that we found in lulu were 20 times higher than the levels that we would expect in cetaceans that were not suffering any effects of pcbs. that puts her as one of the most contaminated animals on the planet. in killer whales the chemicals can stop the animals from bearing young. they harm the immune system and also the brain. here in the laboratory, the effect of heat is shown... pcbs was once a man—made wonder chemical, used in everything from plastics to electrics. and from the 1970s a series of bans around the world it was later discovered that they were toxic and from the 1970s a series of bans around the world were put into place. but they have stuck around, especially in landfill sites that contain the materials they were once used in. this is coming from the land into the sea and on into the marine food chain. some sc