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as you can see, rebecca morelle is there. here's her report.s from extinction. the 1.5—tonne animal is sedated. a little agitated at first, but soon she is sound asleep. she is ready to take part in an experimental fertility treatment. scientists are harvesting her eggs to be fertilised in a lab. this is rhino ivf. this procedure is farfrom easy. the team here are keeping an incredibly close eye on this rhino. it is essential she stays under heavy sedation. over the last week or so she's been given hormone treatment, but what's been done today requires millimetre precision. egg collection is really only a technique that has been perfected over the last year. this is conservation science at its most extreme. here's the animal ebun could save, her closest living relative, the northern white rhino. once widespread across central africa, today there are just three left on the planet. but they are unable to breed. back at longleat in a makeshift laboratory, the researchers check for eggs. they find one. they will take this southern white rhino egg a

here's our science correspondent rebecca morelle.ar system, and the closest to the sun. covered in craters, towering cliffs and ancient volcanoes, until now, it has been little explored. a major new mission is set to change that. this is the spacecraft cold bepicolombo, named after a famous italian scientist. it has taken nearly a decade to build. it is only when you get up close that you really get a sense of the size of this huge piece of kit. and this is a spacecraft built to withstand extremes. to get to mercury, it has to travel towards the sun, and that means dealing with intense radiation and heat. 0n the surface of mercury, temperatures can reach a50 celsius, and that's hot enough to melt lead. its launch will take place next year. this is probably one of the most challenging missions we have ever undertaken. it's the long journey to get there and then we have to deal with heat when we get close to the the sun. but mercury is a tiny, enigmatic little world, which has so much to tell us about the formation of our solar system.

rebecca morelle, bbc news, the netherlands.e. i haven't, shara njt, but i do know you don't have to be a woman to do it. belly dancing may be a predominantly female art form, but that hasn't stopped one man in india from pursuing his passion. eshan hilal has been talking to us about the sacrifices he's had to make to become a professional dancer. belly dancing is something that is as good as, like, any other beautiful indian classical dance form. when it comes to your gender roles, when it comes to your individuality, when people talk about you're not man enough when you're doing dance, i refuse the statement of the people. i'm not on good talking terms with my father and even my siblings because they're kind of ashamed of me. there's a word i have always heard throughout my childhood, why you want to be a girl? i love dance, it doesn't mean i'm a girl. why are you seeing the belly part, why are you seeing that thing, why can't you seeing the grace of the artform? i feel existence when i'm dancing, you know? if you can't apprec

rebecca morelle, bbc news.ioned whether the uk has understood the consequences of leaving the european union. he said some people believed britain could leave the single market and keep all of its benefits, but he said that was not possible. our business editor simonjack is with me now. in effect, this is a rejection of the uk government's negotiating position. the government's position is we are going to leave the single market, but the ambition is to keep the benefits of being a member of it. it also says we are leaving the customs union, that was the pre—election position. and keeping trade is also not possible. this is a negotiation. but what it does highlight is that the gap between what the uk government thinks is possible that it can achieve, and what the eu saying is reality is still very big indeed. simon, thank you very much. cricket, and joe root has hit a century in his first test as england captain against south africa at lord's. he came into bat with the home side struggling. 0ur correspondent and

rebecca morelle, bbc news.ngapore. i haven't, shara njt, but i do know you don't have to be a woman to do it. i don't believe you're a terrible dancer, i bet you're fantastic! belly dancing may be a predominantly female art form, but that hasn't stopped one man in india from pursuing his passion. eshan hilal has been talking to us about the sacrifices he's had to make to become a professional dancer. belly dancing is something that is as good as any other beautiful indian dance form. when it comes to your gender roles, when it comes to your gender roles, when it comes to your individuality, people talk about being a man, enough when i'm doing dance, icy this. —— icy this. my my siblings are kind of ashamed of me. there's a word i always heard throughout my childhood, why do you wa nt to throughout my childhood, why do you want to be a girl? i love dance, why do you think i want to be girl? when you see the belly part, when you see that thing, you see the grace of the dance form. i feel it is a exhilarated when

park, the rhino's closest relatives, are being drafted in to help. 0ur science correspondent, rebecca morellespecies from extinction. the one—and—a—half tonne animal is sedated. a little agitated at first, but soon she's sound asleep. she's ready to take part in an experimental fertility treatment. scientists are harvesting her eggs to be fertilised in a lab, this is rhino ivf. this procedure is farfrom easy. the team here are keeping an incredibly close eye on this rhino, it's essential she stays under heavy sedation. over the last week or so she's been given hormone treatment, but what's being done today requires millimetre precision. egg collection is really only a technique that's been perfected over the last year. this is conservation science at its most extreme. here's the animal ebun could save, her closest living relative, the northern white rhino. 0nce widespread across central africa, today there are just three left on the planet, but they're unable to breed. back at longleat, in a makeshift labo, back at longleat, in a makeshift lab, the researchers check for eggs — they find one.

relatives — based at longleat safari park — have been enlisted to help. 0ur science correspondent, rebecca morellewhite rhino who could save a species from extinction. the one—and—a—half tonne animal is sedated. a little agitated at first, but soon she's sound asleep. she's ready to take part in an experimental fertility treatment. scientists are harvesting her eggs to be fertilised in a lab, this is rhino ivf. this procedure is farfrom easy. the team here are keeping an incredibly close eye on this rhino, it's essential she stays under heavy sedation. over the last week or so she's been given hormone treatment, but what's being done today requires millimetre precision. egg collection is really only a technique that's been perfected over the last year. this is conservation science at its most extreme. here's the animal ebun could save, her closest living relative, the northern white rhino. 0nce widespread across central africa, today there are just three left on the planet, but they're unable to breed. back at longleat, in a makeshift lab, the researchers check for eggs — they find one. they'll ta

our science correspondent rebecca morelle has more.nd the closest to the sun. covered in craters, towering cliffs and ancient volcanoes, until now, it has been little explored. a major new mission is set to change that. this is the spacecraft cold becky columbo, called becky columbo, after a famous italian scientist. it has taken nearly a decade to build. it is only when you get up close that you really get a sense of the size of this huge piece of kit. and this is a spacecraft built to withstand extremes. to get to mercury, it has to travel towards the sun, and that means dealing with intense radiation and heat. on the surface of mercury, temperatures can reach a50 celsius, and that's hot enough to melt lead. its launch will take place next year. this is probably one of the most challenging missions we have ever undertaken. it is the long journey to get there and we have to deal with heat when we get close to the this on. but mercury is a tiny, enigmatic little world, which has so much to tell us about the formation of our solar syste

park, the rhino's closest relatives, are being drafted in to help. 0ur science correspondent rebecca morellee a species from extinction. the one and a half tonne animal is sedated. a little agitated at first, but soon she is sound asleep. she is ready to take part in an experimental fertility treatment. scientists are harvesting her eggs to be fertilised in a lab. this is rhino ivf. this procedure is farfrom easy. the team here are keeping an incredibly close eye on this rhino. it is essential she stays under heavy sedation. over the last week or so she's been given hormone treatment, but what's been done today requires millimetre precision. egg collection is really only a technique that has been perfected over the last year. this is conservation science at its most extreme. here's the animal ebun could save, her closest living relative, the northern white rhino. 0nce widespread across central africa, today there are just three left on the planet. but there are unable to breed. back at long bleat in a makeshift laboratory, the researchers check for eggs. they find one. they will ta ke for eg

park, the rhino's closest relatives are being drafted in to help. 0ur science correspondent, rebecca morelle species from extinction. the one—and—a—half tonne animal is sedated. a little agitated at first, but soon she's sound asleep. she's ready to take part in an experimental fertility treatment. scientists are harvesting her eggs to be fertilised in a lab, this is rhino ivf. this procedure is farfrom easy. the team here are keeping an incredibly close eye on this rhino, it's essential she stays under heavy sedation. over the last week or so she's been given hormone treatment, but what's being done today requires millimetre precision. egg collection is really only a technique that's been perfected over the last year. this is conservation science at its most extreme. here's the animal ebun could save, her closest living relative, the northern white rhino. 0nce widespread across central africa, today there are just three left on the planet, but they're unable to breed. back at longleat, in a makeshift labo, —— lab, the researchers check for eggs — they find one. they'll take this southern wh

safari park, the rhino's closest relatives are being drafted in to help. 0ur science correspondent rebecca morelle. she is ready to take part in an experimental fertility treatment. scientists are harvesting her eggs to be fertilised in a lab. this is rhino ivf. this procedure is farfrom easy. the team here are keeping an incredibly close eye on this rhino. it is essential she stays under heavy sedation. over the last week or so she's been given hormone treatment, but what's been done today requires millimetre precision. egg collection is really only a technique that has been perfected over the last year. this is conservation science at its most extreme. here's the animal ebun could save, her closest living relative, the northern white rhino. 0nce widespread across central africa, today there are just three left on the planet. but they are unable to breed. back at longleat in a makeshift laboratory, the researchers check for eggs. they find one. they will take this southern white rhino egg and mix it with sperm from one of the last northern white rhinos, creating a hybrid. scientists say it is bet

the mission is one of the most challenging to date. 0ur science correspondent rebecca morelle is at them for a last chance to see the spacecraft before it blasts off into space. it is called beppe columbo and is heading to mercury, the smallest planet in the solar system and the one closest to the sun. it has been designed to withstand extremes, to get to mercury it must travel towards the sun and that means facing intense radiation and heat. the surface of mercury, it can reach 450 celsius, hot enough to melt lead. that is one of the reasons there is this special white blanket covering it, to help deal with this really hot glare. i have been taken ona tourof really hot glare. i have been taken on a tour of the spacecraft, that is the propulsion unit at the base. it will be tricky because it will be fighting against intense gravitational pull of the sun and the engines will have to break as it travels and then that it gets jettisoned away once it arrives and you have to spacecraft in one. in the middle, this bit has been built bailey european space agency and it is going to study the su

replaces dippy the diplodocus which will soon head out on a tour of the uk. 0ur correspondent rebecca morellet's absolutely amazing to see. you really get a sense of the size of this thing. it's the biggest animal on the planet, 25 metres long, 4.5 tonnes. the blue whale has been called hope, and it is the new star of the natural history museum. in hasn't been without controversy. the whale has replaced the much loved, the dinosaur, the dip and ogres. the natural history museum said it was time for a change. the rain is head of conservation in. you looked after dippy four years. i still do. i took him down in january. why the change. i only we wanted to transform not only the hall but this -- we wanted a real specimen, something we could tell a story about. we wanted something large and rather special. i think you'll agree that hope fills that for us. we want to talk about out that for us. we want to talk about our role in the natural world. hope, along with 600 other new specimens, are here for the public to see. and to really get all inspired and engaged with natural history. we just really

our report, rebecca morell, is down at the museum now. lagat that, that is amazing.d it had been time for a change and to find out why, i am joined by richard said then, the principal curator of mammals here the museum. richard, you were one of the people championing getting a wail in here. why was that? we wanted to put a specimen at the scent of the museum, at the heart of the museum, a species people could relate to, but something that represented what we asa something that represented what we as a species, the human race, can do when we put our minds to trying to co nse rve when we put our minds to trying to conserve something. there was a com plete conserve something. there was a complete ban based on the hunting of blue whales in 66. we had taken them right the edge of extension, and we realise we were about to lose them, and we should do is work together and we should do is work together and bring them back, and this is what we have done. we wanted the specimen to basically talk to people in that way and give them way to reach the natural world. this has beeni