rebecca morelle, bbc news, plymouth. projects till date in the field of biology. you can find much more on that story and others on our website. that is it for this edition of newsday. hello there. we're expecting a short spell of rather hot weather across much of the uk, but not all of it over the next few days or so — the heat and the humidity will be gradually building northwards. and that's because there's a heat wave across the iberian peninsula at the moment — temperatures in parts of spain have surpassed a0 celsius. that heat will be pushing northwards into france, and eventually into southern areas of the uk, so england and wales, by the time we get to friday when that heat is likely to peak. and that means that temperatures in london and in birmingham could get over 30 celsius on friday. but further north and west across much of northern ireland and scotland, they'll stick in the low 20s in celsius. at the moment, we do still have this area of low pressure giving us swathes of cloud, some outbreaks of rain — mos

rebecca morelle, bbc news, plymouth.ated movie, lightyear, has been banned from cinemas in the united arab emirates. the film contains a same—sex kiss, but the uae�*s media regulators did not give a specific reason for its decision. mark lobel reports. mission control: 4...3... it's days until take—off for the story that inspired buzz lightyear�*s character. it's notjust emperor zurg in their way though, but also regulators on planet earth, because fellow astronaut, alisha hawthorne, voiced by actress, uzo abuda, kisses her same—sex partner, in the movie. a scene cut then reinstated by disney, who had been criticised for their delay in speaking out against a bill banning discussions of sexual orientation or gender identity in primary schools in florida. you know, we're hoping for a time when we don't even have to have this conversation. we can watch a movie, and we don't even have to bat an eyelid, we don't have to think, "oh, wow, weird." you know, it's not weird, it's normal. the uae is one of a dozen countries that do

rebecca morelle, bbc news, plymouth.ear, has been banned from cinemas in the united arab emirates. the film contains a same—sex kiss, but the uae's media regulators did not give a specific reason for its decision. the scene had been cut from the us version but was reinstated after complaints by pixar employees. lightyear�*s problems in the middle east are the latest in a string of difficulties faced by films containing lgbtq+ content in the region. some of the stars were in london on monday for the uk premier of lightyear. we're hoping for a time when we don't even have to have this conversation, we can watch a movie and we don't even have to bat an eyelid. we don't even have to think, "oh, wow, weird!" you know? it's not weird, it's normal, and it should be normalised, and so whenever these small steps that studios are making... sometimes it may feel small, but also they are steps. and it's steps towards normalising humanity and love, and i really feel sorry for countries who don't want this film. because of a tiny, wei

rebecca morelle, bbc news, plymouth.ed movie, lightyear, has been banned from cinemas in the united arab emirates. the film contains a same—sex kiss, but the uae's media regulators did not give a specific reason for its decision. the scene had been cut from the us version but was reinstated after complaints by pixar employees. lightyear�*s problems in the middle east are the latest in a string of difficulties faced by films containing lgbtq+ content in the region. some of the film's stars were in london on monday evening for the uk premier. we're hoping for a time when we don't even have to have this conversation, we can watch a movie and we don't even have to bat an eyelid. we don't even have to think, "oh, wow, weird!" you know? it's not weird, it's normal, and it should be normalised, and so whenever these small steps that studios are making — sometimes it may feel small, but also they are steps. and it's steps towards normalising humanity and love, and i really feel sorry for countries who don't want this film. becau

rebecca morelle, bbc news, plymouth. a quick look at more stories before we go. could reach up to a3 degrees celsius this week, as a heatwave which has been sweeping the country continues. the kind of heat much of spain is experiencing might be normalfor mid—summer, but it is extremely unusual for mid—june. the soaring temperatures have caused the authorities to put many areas of the country on alert due to the risk of wildfires. temperatures are expected to remain abnormally high until the end of the week. disney and pixar�*s latest animated movie, lightyear, has been banned from cinemas in the united arab emirates. the film contains a same—sex kiss, but the uae�*s media regulators did not give a specific reason for its decision. the scene had been cut from the us version but was reinstated after complaints by pixar employees. lightyear�*s problems in the middle east are the latest in a string of difficulties faced by films containing lgbtq+ content in the region. we're hoping for a time when we don't even have to have this conversation, we can watch a movie and

rebecca morelle, bbc news, plymouth. a campaign for independence on tuesday. nicola sturueon independence on tuesday. nicola sturgeon once — independence on tuesday. nicola sturgeon once another— independence on tuesday. nicola sturgeon once another vote. - independence on tuesday. nicola sturgeon once another vote. the| sturgeon once another vote. the uk government insists it cannot happen without its approval which it says it intends to withhold. disney pixar�*s latest animated movie, lightyear, has been banned from cinemas in the united arab emirates. the film contains a same—sex kiss, but the uae's media regulators did not give a specific reason for its decision. mark lobel reports. for... three... it is days until tackle _ for... three... it is days until tackle for - for... three... it is days until tackle for the - for... three... it is days. until tackle for the stories that inspired buzz lightyear�*s character. regulators are also in that way on planet earth because that is a kiss, same—sex kiss in the movie. a

our science editor, rebecca morelle, has been finding out more. sea creature called a brittle star, to a hermit crab carrying a sea anemone on its back, and these bizarre animals known as mud owls. all of these creatures were scooped up just off the coast of plymouth. so, you've got two worms here. this one, it's almost made these overlapping scales of sandy shell. they're being collected for an ambitious new project, to sequence the genomes of all life in the british isles. today, scientists are focusing on marine worms, known as polychaetes. it's a big task, with hundreds and hundreds of species. and we've got over 100 now, i think 120 odd species of polycha etes collected. it seems like a lot, but, really, it's just the beginning. the plan is to sequence the dna of every plant, animal and fungi in britain and ireland. that's about 70,000 species. and some are surprising. there is a type of microalgae has 200 billion letters of dna. that's more than 60 times bigger than the human genome. and the scientists plan to do this all by 2030. the dna ex

rebecca morelle, bbc news, plymouth. time for a look at the weather. here's matt taylor. ona on a monday, may be a look ahead to the week that is coming up? so far this summer it has been a rather cool start, but things are about to change. a first quick hit of summer heat is on its way. at the moment across parts of spain and portugal, it will build into southern france over the next few days. temperatures widely above 1a degrees. towards the end of the week, the heat shoots its way northwards. it will be mainly for england and wales, widely high 20s and low 30s as we head towards friday. scotland and northern ireland don't quite get into the heat. here, a bit more cloud, much like we saw in the west of scotland today. rather grey skies, the chance of some rain. it is that cloud and i do mean some of the highest temperatures will be found here. a damn start tomorrow, further south, clearer conditions. in rural parts, it could get down to four five celsius. starting across the north, the rain comes and goes across parts of northern and western scotland throughout the day.

here's our science editor, rebecca morelle.nemone on its back. and these bizarre animals known as mud owls. all of these creatures were scooped up just off the coast of plymouth. so you've got two worms here. this one is almost made these overlapping scales of kind of sandy shell. they're being collected for an ambitious new project, to sequence the genomes of all life in the british isles. today, scientists are focusing on marine worms, known as polychaetes. it's a big task. hundreds and hundreds of species. we've got over 100 now. 120—odd species of polychaetes collected. it seems like a lot but really it's just the beginning. the plan is to sequence the dna of every plant, animal and fungi in britain and ireland — that's about 70,000 species. and some are surprising. there's a type of microalgae that has 200 billion letters of dna. that's more than 60 times bigger than the human genome. and the scientists plan to do this all by 2030. the dna extraction is being carried out at the wellcome sanger institute. the human genome w

here's our science editor, rebecca morelle. seems like a lot but really it's just the beginning. the plan is to sequence the dna of every plant, animal and fungi in britain and ireland — that's about 70,000 species. and some are surprising. there's a type of microalgae that has 200 billion letters of dna. that's more than 60 times bigger than the human genome. and the scientists plan to do this all by 2030. the dna extraction is being carried out at the wellcome sanger institute. the human genome was sequenced here two decades ago. that took years but now a species can be completed in a few days. when the human genome was sequenced, it changed the way we do human biology for ever. it's really transformed how we see ourselves, how we work with our health and illness. we want to make that possible for all of biology. so we want everybody working on any species, or any group of species anywhere in the world able to have this ultimate foundation. one genome that is now complete belongs to the badger. in oxfordshire, as dusk falls,