rebecca morelle, bbc news.ll have more on the world's most comprehensive report on the state of nature later in the programme. there's more coverage on our website, including a look at ‘nature's emergency‘ in five graphics. that's all on bbc.com/news. or you can download the bbc newas app. president putin has ordered an inquiry into a deadly plane crash in moscow. the aircraft burst into flames while making an emergency landing. more than a0 people died. amazingly, 37 did get out alive. the crew had issued a distress call shortly after taking off from the same airport. 0ur moscow correspondent steve rosenberg reports. caught on camera, the final dramatic moments of flight 1492. the aeroflot jet exploded in a fireball, during an emergency landing at moscow's sheremetyevo airport. by the time it had come to a standstill, the plane was engulfed in flames. on board the burning aircraft, 78 passengers and crew. there was a desperate rush to escape from the inferno. at the front of the plane, the inflatable slide sav

what he found was absolutely astonishing, as rebecca morelle reports. rt of an epic journey in the middle of the pacific heading beneath the waves to the the deepest place on the planet. the sub with a titanium core built to withstand crushing it takes three and a half hours to pnge 11 kilometers, seven miles down. inside is american explorer victor vescovo. then, touchdown. >> at bottom. yeah! >> it is like being on the moon, but a wet version of it. there were small craters, slight undulations. there were not rocks until you t the southern or northern portions of the mariana trench. it did have some variety, but it was quiet and peaceful. rebecca: yet in this most remote of places, life has found ways to thrive. they are adapted to live under immense pressures. this ghostly snailfish, the deepest ever fou. science, too, of ooo impact. this like a rock but it is a plastic bag. here you see the amazing diversity of marine species, but many of them are under threat. there is overfishing, pollution, and climate change. and the problems go l the way to the

rebecca morelle, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news.is mother. a miraculous reunion foran iraqifamily, after 30 years. the pope was shot, the pope will live. that was the essence of the appalling news from rome this afternoon, that, as an italian television commentator put it, terrorism has come to the vatican. the man they called the butcher of lyon, klaus barbie, went on trial today in the french town where he was the gestapo chief in the second world war. winnie mandela never looked like a woman just sentenced to six years injail. the judge told mrs mandela there was no indication she felt even the slightest remorse. the chinese government has called for an all—out effort to help the victims of a powerful earthquake, the worst to hit the country for 30 years. the computer deep blue has tonight triumphed over the world chess champion, garry kasparov. it is the first time a machine has defeated a reigning world champion in a classical chess match. america's first legal same—sex marriages have been taking place in massachusetts. god ble

our science coespondent rebecca morelle has this report. a: from the oceans to the land, from insects to exotic plants, life on earth is declining at its fastest rate in millions of years. this is the stark conclusion of a major new u.n. report, which arns the planet is facing ecological crisis. >> i trouble, we are in trouble. our future is at stake. there is really nouman future without the future for the fabric of life that sustains us. rebecca: the report details the destructive impacts that humans are having on the environment. 75% of all the land on earth has been severely altered by humans. 85% of weapons have disappeared since the 18th century. --ha wetland disappeared since the 18th century. they are vanishing at a faster rate than forests. plastic pollution has increased tenfold since the 1980's. the backdrop to this is that human population has doubled in the last 50 years, adding growing pressure to the natural herld. take a look at t bigger picture. everything in nature plays a role, even the smallt creatures. the insects keep t

rebecca morelle, bbc news.een resolved. you will recognise the song. for the last 22 years the verve hasn't made a penny from the song "bitter sweet symphony", after forfeiting the royalties to the rolling stones. those famous strings were sampled from a version of the stones‘ song "the last time", and as a result richard ashcroft had to sign over his rights to mickjagger and keith richards — until now. speaking as he received a lifetime achievement award at the ivor novello awards, ashcroft revealed that last month jagger and richards had given the song—writing credits back to him. he called it a "truly kind and magnanimous" gesture. a reminder of our top story. the race is on to find a new british prime minister after theresa may announced she would step down as leader of the conservative party in two weeks' time. in an emotional statement, mrs may said she'd been unable to complete britain's withdrawal from the european union, despite her best efforts. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of my

rebecca morelle, bbc news.nary story about generosity and hard work. the generosity came from a middle eastern businessman. the hard work was shown by a school boy who was struggling to find somewhere to do his studies. the bbc‘s tim allman has the story. nighttime in this city. a young boy doing his homework under a lamp post. the 12—year—old had little choice. there is no electricity back home. a few weeks later and he is welcoming a businessman who saw the images on social media and was so impressed by his academic dedication, he decided to give him a new home and his classmates are refurbished school.|j new home and his classmates are refurbished school. i would like to have a new class, new computer, a new generation class in school in the name of victor and we will make this a school very ideal and protected for all the kids. the businessman says he suffered a tough childhood and does not want children neglected to experience the same thing. translation: neglected to experience the same thing. translation

rebecca morelle, bbc news.rd work. tim allman has the story. nighttime in the city of trujillo and a young boy doing his homework under a lamp post. 12—year—old victor had little choice, there is no electricity back home. a few weeks later and he is welcoming bahraini businessman, jakob mubarak. he saw the images of victor on social media and was so impressed by his academic dedication, he decided to give him a new home and his classmates a refurbished school. children chanting: victor, victor, victor! i would like to have a new class, new computer, with a new generation class in school in the name of victor and then we will go to make many plans to make this a school very, very ideal and protected for all the kids. mr mubarak says he suffered a tough childhood and he does not want others, like victor, to experience the same thing. "i am happy they are helping me to build my little house," said victor, "it is humble and always will be. thanks also for helping to build our school." the businessman also handed ov

rebecca morelle, bbc news.he history of hollywood, doris day, has died at her home in california. she was 97. a singer and actress who originally wanted to be a dancer, she starred in many popular comedies such as calamity jane and pillow talk. she later became a prominent campaigner for animal welfare. david sillito has been looking back at her career. # we'll be home tonight by the light of the silvery moon...# doris day, cracking that whip in calamityjane. no—one captures better good—natu red ‘50s hollywood innocence. # whip—crack—away, whip—crack—away, whip—crack—away. . . # her romantic comedies were smart, glamorous box office hits. pillow talk with rock hudson won her an oscar nomination. you ain't the kinda gal who'd break a date. no, i'm not. and i ain't the kinda guy who'd ask you to. i had a great time, and i think that they sensed it. ihad fun! and wear all the gorgeous clothes and work with rock hudson andjimmy garnerand clark gable, you know. how bad can it be? as a child, the young doris mary von

rebecca morelle, bbc news. quite an achievement.ied at the age of 97. the doris day animal foundation said that the actor, singer and activist died on monday morning at her carmel valley, california, home. the foundation said that she was surrounded by close friends and "had been in excellent physical health for her age, until recently contracting a serious case of pneumonia." doris day was once one of the biggest female stars in the world, appearing in classic films as calamity jane, pillow talk and the man who knew too much. # que sera, sera...# # we'll be home tonight by the light of the silvery moon...# # que sera, sera, what will be will be # she will be truly missed.” she will be truly missed. i am not joining in. thank you very much for watching newsday, you've been watching newsday, you've been watching newsday. i'm samantha simmonds in london. and i'm rico hizon in singapore. stay with us. they make clothes for some of the world's biggest brands, but there are serious concerns for the safety of workers in bangladeshi garmen

rebecca morelle, bbc news.s brought to the uk in 1992 by the former mp emma nicholson, after rescue teams had told her that his entire family had died. but a bbc investigation has discovered that amar‘s mother is still alive. 0ur correspondentjon kay travelled with amar back to iraq, to see the family reunion. amar kanim is heading back to iraq, to be reunited with his mother. 30 years ago, he left the country as an orphan and came to live in britain. everyone believed his family had been killed in a napalm attack. this is the first time he‘s returned. extremely exciting, you know, i can‘t wait. it is a big day and i don‘t know if i‘m going to sleep tonight. amar is waiting. zahra is on her way, with her husband and youngest son. it was 1991 when amar was found alone, burned and close to death. his rescuers and doctors thought his family had all perished. but bbc news has confirmed that amar‘s mother survived the bombing after all. we tracked her down and proved the link with dna. the purpose of this journey is

cota, bbc news. —— rebecca morelle.t died on monday morning at her home in california. the foundation said that she was surrounded by close friends and "had been in excellent physical health for her age, until recently contracting a serious case of pneumonia". doris day was once one of the biggest female stars in the world, appearing in classic films as calamity jane, pillow talk, and the man who knew too much. cash que sera, sera, # the future‘s not out to sea, # que sera, sera. # will be home tonight by the light of the silvery moon, and my heart's a bump and... # whenl a bump and... # when i get home i'm fixing to stay. inu rico and i both want tojoin in but we are to hold our horses. does mackay know. # que sera, sera... it is a solo does mackay know. # que sera, sera. .. it is a solo from rico. does mackay know. # que sera, sera... it is a solo from rico. i'm not going tojoin in. thanks for watching. i‘m rico hizon in singapore. stay with us. they make clothes for some of the world‘s biggest brands, but there are s

rebecca morelle, bbc news, paris.on is calling on the government to change the law to make online political adverts clearly state who has paid for them. it comes as facebook mounts an operation to try to ensure that it's not used to spread misinformation in the upcoming european elections. our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones reports. a powerfulforce has been streaming through politics. it's a great campaigning tool, but it can be used to spread misinformation or help foreign powers interfere, and facebook‘s shadow looms ever larger over elections worldwide. fake news on facebook... back in 2016, facebook was really downplaying its influence, with mark zuckerberg saying it was crazy to think fake news had had any influence over the election of donald trump. but now, it's changed its tune. and here in dublin, it's getting ready to mount a big operation to oversee its impact on the european elections. at facebook‘s european headquarters, there's a pr offensive under way, with journalists from across the eu inv

rebecca morelle, bbc news, paris.a lecturer in ecology at the university of lancaster and is an expert in soil carbon, forest process and climate change impacts. shejoins me now from salford. thank you very much forjoining us. the headline is shocking, up toi million species potentially heading to extinction. are you surprised at the scale of that? unfortunately not really. last yea r, the scale of that? unfortunately not really. last year, there were a series of regional assessments and i think from those regional assessments, you got a good idea of what the global picture would look like and it's not exactly great news. the report says there is still hope for nature, but with so many species under threat and the cause of it primarily being the changing use of land, what is the hope, what can be done? there are some success stories. we know there are land management practices that do actually help halt biodiversity decline was that we know we can use a lot of ecosystems more sustainably. so i hope that a large pa rt

our science correspondent rebecca morelle reports.ement continues to grow, calling for urgent action on climate change. basically we have two demands. we want to have a more ambitious zero carbon net but also, we are wanting the government to declare a climate emergency. it's fundamental to be here, fundamental that everyone takes part in the strikes on the 2ath of may and also every single week. we are putting pressure on the governments and we want them to act fast and now. leading the protests in sweden, 16—year—old greta thunberg. her decision to boycott classes in 2018 has prompted young people around the world to follow suit. translation: some adults think it is wrong for us to go on strike instead of going to school, that we instead should study so that we can make a difference in the future. but the fact that it will be too late when we are finished with our studies is something they ignore. and the organisers say today‘s global strike is their biggest yet. it comes as global temperatures are rising. the last four years have b

rebecca morelle, bbc news, paris. our environment correspondent matt mcgrath is in paris. main headlines from the report. the report hasjust been put out. it is comprehensive and detailed. some of the headlines really read up to a million species are at risk of extension in the coming decade. —— extinction. the rate of extinction has not been seen in10 rate of extinction has not been seen in 10 million years according to the study. they are talking about being in the middle of the sixth mass extinction event. and we are seeing the fingerprints of humanity, in terms of our growing population, our need for food and energy, terms of our growing population, our need forfood and energy, wiping out for us in america and latin america, and southeast asia, and this being a primary driver of the extinction thatis primary driver of the extinction that is being seen. they also identify other things such as hunting and fishing. a number of species being and sustainably fished. a third of all fish species. all these things are having a massive impact on our planet, and putting at risk

colliding with space debris is becoming a real threat — as our science reporter rebecca morelle explaineded. it is estimated there are now nearly 8,000 tons of debris, with 800,000 pieces the size of a marble or bigger, and each piece has the potential to do some serious damage. in 2016, this crack in the window of the international space station was thought to have been caused when a tiny fleck of paint hit it. that was rebecca there. mark mahaney is an internet analyst at rbc capital markets. this issue of debris and space, it is not without logistical challenges, is it? there are many challenges, is it? there are many challenges involved but there are also many demands. if three or 4 billion people are uncovered by the internet then there are 3 billion who are and what these tech titans are seeing is a dramatic profit pool created by companies delivering services to them. if you have a world in which google, amazon, facebook and microsoft can create value well in excess of $2 trillion, yeah, there is probably an opportunity there. so they may be an opportunity there. so they may be an

say it is theirth at is at strike -- that is at stake and they are calling on .lder generations rebecca morelit is hard to imagine a science class without albert einstein, but few know the challenges that he faced in germany. was not until a british astronomermu pated a series that he was put on the map. in a new bookli, the ly partnership is looked at and how it changed the field of science. we all know that einstein was a pacifist. what was his war? >> there are two wars in the story. one is the great war itself, world war i. even though nstein was a pacifist, he could not escape the war. it shaped everything he did, who he could talk to, who give work with -- who he could work with, where he could eat. the second wars more metaphorical. it is his struggle to get his theory and accepted -- completed and acceptedtoonvince the world's theory was true. jane: he was taking on one of the great scientific minds in dhistory, isan't. give me a sense of the drama of this. >> the drama is interesting in deliberatelyt up by arthur stanley eddington, a british astronomer. einstein thought that relativi

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is in the middle of what's likely to be the warmest ten years since records began in 1850, as rebecca morellee rise of 1.5 celsius above preindustrial levels is set as a threshold by un scientists. anything more could lead to dangerous global impacts. have a look at this graph. the red area shows the predictions the met office has made over the years and the black lines show the actual temperatures they recorded. there is a close match. the last four years were the hottest on record. this blue area is their forecast for the next five years. it suggests the warming trend will continue, with a small chance temperatures could temporarily exceed 1.5 degrees. the main driver for all this is the greenhouse gas emissions we are producing. we're still too reliant on fossil fuels like coal, and globally levels of carbon dioxide are at a record high. we've got to reduce our emissions of greenhouse gases. we've got to reduce the concentrations because, if we don't, we are looking at really big changes in the climate. we're going into territory that we have never been in before. we haven't experienced th

our science correspondent rebecca morelle reports.rom the oceans to the land, from insects to exotic plants, life on earth is declining at its fastest rate in millions of years. this is the stark conclusion of a major new un report which warns the planet is facing an ecological crisis. if life on earth is in trouble, we are in trouble. ourfuture is in danger. there is no human future without the future for the fabric of life that sustains us. the report details the destructive impact that humans are having on the environment. 75% of all the land on earth has been severely altered by humans. 85% of wetlands have disappeared since the 18th century. they are now vanishing at a faster rate than forests. plastic pollution has increased tenfold since the 1980s. the backdrop to this is that human population has doubled in the last 50 years, adding growing pressure to the natural world. and take a look at the bigger picture. everything in nature plays a role, even the smallest creatures, like the narrow—headed ant in devon. they keep the soil

our science correspondent rebecca morelle reports. from the oceans to the land.stest rate in millions of years. this is at the start conclusion had a major new un report, which once at the planet is facing an ecological crisis. f life on earth can travel, we are in trouble —— trouble. our future is at stake. there is no seeming future without the future for the fabric of life that sustains us. the report details the distracted and practised humans are hiding on the environment. 75% of all the land on earth has severely been altered by humans. 85% of wetla nds been altered by humans. 85% of wetlands have disappeared since the 18th century they are now back —— banishing at a faster rate than the forests a nd banishing at a faster rate than the forests and posse pollution increased tenfold since 1980. the backdrop to this is that human population has doubled and the last 50 yea rs, population has doubled and the last 50 years, adding growing pressure to the natural world. and take a look at the bigger picture. everything in nature plays a role, even the smallest cre

damning — says humans are to blame for the drastic declines. 0ur global science correspondent rebecca morellete from paris. iam here i am here at the unesco building in paris where a major new report detailing the state of life on the planet has been published today. it has taken three years, involved 500 experts, and comes in at a massive 1800 pages. it makes bleak reading. we are seeing nature declining at its fastest rate for millions of yea rs. its fastest rate for millions of years. iam its fastest rate for millions of years. i am joined its fastest rate for millions of years. iamjoined by its fastest rate for millions of years. i am joined by sirfog watson who is chair of the panel that put the report together. how big is the scale of the problem? it's a monstrous problem. we are losing species at an unprecedented rate, we are losing our forests, species at an unprecedented rate, we are losing ourforests, our wetlands, and it not only threatens nature, it threatens food security, energy security and human well—being. energy security and human well-being. and humans are at the root of th

our science correspondent rebecca morelle is in paris. yes.eport has been released in paris and it really does make for some grim reading. a lot of the experts we have spoken to said quite frankly they have been shocked to see the scale of this problem laid bare. the problem is nature isn't just lovely to look at but also crucial from the just lovely to look at but also crucialfrom the air we just lovely to look at but also crucial from the air we breathe to the food we eat and losing it could have a devastating impact. from the oceans... ..to the land. from insects, to exotic plants. life on earth is declining at its fastest rate in millions of years. this is the stark conclusion of a major new un report which warns the planet is facing an ecological crisis. the scale of the problem is immense. it is from local to truly global and it is urgent. we are losing biodiversity at an unprecedented rate, threatening nature for future generations and threatening human wellbeing. less food, less water. it is a massive problem and we need to act now. th

our global science correspondent rebecca morelle has more. from the oceans to the land.ects to exotic plants. in every pa rt insects to exotic plants. in every part of the world, nature is in dramatic decline. it is the focus of a major new un report warning that the planet is facing an ecological crisis. and it is humans who are to blame. areas once rich in nature are being cleared for development. and illegal trade is bringing animals to the brink of extinction and pollution is poisoning the sea. this small patch of land in devon hemmed in by busy roads is refuge for an ant. they were once widespread but as their habitat was shrunk, now this is the only place in england they can be found. this ant is 1 of they can be found. this ant is 1 of the last of its kind. but it is vital for this heathland environment. these insects keep the soil healthy, break down organic matter and our food themselves for birds and small mammals. dashmac mammals. it may be tiny but losing it would have a huge effect. you don't know when the critical time will come. are we prepared to lose coo

our science correspondent rebecca morelle has this report. roger that, we will go for release.f the pacific, heading beneath the waves to the deepest place on the planet. a sub with a titanium core, built to withstand the crushing pressure. it takes three and a half hours to plunge 11 kilometres, seven miles, down. inside is an american explorer victor vescovo. then... touchdownfi bottom. it seemed a bit like being on the moon. there are creators here and there, slight undulations. there are no rocks until you get to the southern and northern portions of the mariana trench. it did have some variety. it was quiet and peaceful. in this most remote places, life has found a way to thrive. there are eels adapted to live under immense pressures . eels adapted to live under immense pressures. and a ghostly snailfish. it is the deepest ever found. but signs too of our impact. this pyramid —shaped object to the right but it is a plastic bag. here, you can see the amazing diversity of marine species, but many of them are under threat. there is overfishing, pollution and climate change, an