rebecca morelle, bbc news.a new stir with his latest project. he's teamed up with pakistani band aur to record his first urdu—language single. mark savage has the details. it's a story of unrequited love. tu hai kahan has already been a massive hit in pakistan and india, where it's been number one on spotify and gained more than 96 million views on youtube. # tu hai kahan... and now zayn malik has jumped on board, singing in urdu, to the delight of his fans. in the star's hometown of bradford, a whole new audience is being introduced to the song. it's quite catchy. a nice little beat going on. i'm really happy for him, because it is nice for somebody so mainstream to hear a different side. of course, zayn is better known for pop songs like what makes you beautiful and pillow talk, but this isn't the first time he's sung in urdu. i would say it's the mostl fluent he's ever sounded. also, zayn collaborating _ with a relatively unknown pop band

rebecca morelle, bbc news.f other films, books and music. hello there. the new year has started dry with some sunshine for many parts of the country. if we have a look at the satellite picture, we've seen a few showers from this cloud in western scotland, but this cloud here is really arriving now from the south—west. that's going to bring some rain. that first weather system is going to be followed by a secondary feature here. those two combined could bring 50 millimetres of rain to parts of england and wales. given how wet it's been, there's likely to be some further flooding. ahead of that wet weather, the temperatures will dip away early in the night to below freezing in eastern scotland. it's going to be much milder, though, in the south—west. we've got the rain here by the evening. that's pushing across england and wales, across northern ireland, up into scotland, as well. briefly, we'll see some snow over the scottish mountains. clearer skies do follow that band of rain, but there's more wet weather retu

rebecca morelle, bbc news. you can check out some of those spectacular images on ppc .com.brations and fireworks displays on new year's eve. from swimming to parades, different new year's day traditions have been taking place across the day — as rachel mcadam reports. after the new year's eve fireworks and festivities, come the new year's day traditions. in the morning, pope francis led a special new year's day mass from the vatican, calling on the world to look to mothers and women to find peace. a little later in rome, italians braved the chilly waters of the river tiber in the annual dive to ring in the new year. the new year's day swim is a tradition round the world, dating back more than a century in some places, and it's seen as a literal and metaphorical fresh start to the year. netherlands, around 10,000 people ran into the sea in scheveningen, wearing red beanies for the annual new year's dive. hats were also a theme in germany where these people went for their traditional lake dip in berlin. and in london, thousands of musicians, dancers and other performers from

rebecca morelle, bbc news.and now they're in the public domain. that because us copyright law covers characters for 95 years. and the pair first appeared in the animated short steamboat willie in 1928. so as of monday, new year's day, disney no longer has full control over how those characters are used. noor nanji has more on what that means. mickey whistles it was the animation that launched the house of mouse. 1928's short film steamboat willie featured non—speaking versions of mickey and minnie. these early images are now available to the public in the us to use as they like. this is a deeply symbolic and long—awaited moment, because of disney's perceived role and the extension of the copyright term, which prevented these properties from going into the public domain for an additional 20 years. but there are still limits on how you can use these images. what i cannot do is start making merchandise and the same kind of products that disney sells. and so if i'm selling t—shirts with mickey and minnie on it and

rebecca morelle, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there.clouds have been rolling in and rain coming in. you can see what is happening here on the early satellite picture. cloud streaming up satellite picture. cloud streaming up from the south—west, bringing more rain and winds picking up around the weather system. once that moves through, another following behind and those combined could bring about two inches of rain to england and wales and some flooding. wet weather this evening across england and wales, moving clear of northern ireland and into scotland with snow over the mountain tops. clearer skies will follow but the rain returns on to the south—west by the end of the night. windy in the northern isles, windy across southern parts of england and wales, particularly around those southern coasts. we've got the spell of rain, maybe for northern ireland, certainly across england and wales. it may well turn a bit drier across the south of england and south wales during the afternoon. temperatures here in those strong winds reaching 14 deg

our science editor rebecca morelle reports.bula, where stars are born amidst the dust, to a dying star, the ring nebula, throwing off its outer layers as it runs out of fuel. and the phantom galaxy, with 100 billion stars amongst its spiral arms. these images are stunning — but they're also transforming what we thought we knew about the cosmos. the telescope can look back to the very dawn of the universe, and it's revealing game—changing galaxies that are breaking all the rules. it can see the cosmos 13.5 billion years ago, just after the big bang. scientists thought the first galaxies would be primitive structures — but in fact they're forming farfaster and earlier than astronomers ever thought possible. we certainly thought that we'd be seeing things that were, i might call them fuzzy blobs of stars, collections of stars. and what we're actually seeing is fully—formed galaxies. and when you look at them, they have sort of perfect spiral arms. you can see that these galaxies in the early universe already have those mature stru

rebecca morelle, bbc news. action against houthi rebels who are attacking ships in the red sea. it's been happening since the start of the war between israel and hamas, and writing in the telegraph newspaper grant shapps said that what was happening was a test for the international community. air strikes are reportedly among the actions being considered. live now to our security correspondent frank gardner, how big a step would it be for the uk to be involved in strikes on yemen? it would be a big step. the uk has already been in action in shooting down yemeni houthi drones that have been fired across the red sea shipping. hms diamond, a type 45 destroyer, has used its missiles to shoot these down, but there is a huge imbalance here in terms of cost. these missiles that the royal navy and the us are using cost over £1 million each time they are fired. the houthi drones only cost about £15,000, and they've got a lot of them, they are supplied by iran, primarily, although iran denies this, but it would be a big s

rebecca morelle, bbc news. — we'll have more coming up at the top of the hour. hello there. we've got some very strong winds and some heavy rain on the way for tuesday, that brings with it the risk of some disruptive weather. little sign of that yesterday across northern england and scotland, with clear, blue, sunny skies for many. however, towards the southwest of england, the waves were picking up as the winds increased, all tied in with the next weather system. now it's this lump of cloud that's out to our west that we're watching, to develop into quite a nasty—looking area of low pressure. now, through the remainder of the night, one band of rain clears eastwards, another one heading into scotland, a bit of snow up over the scottish hills for a time, as well. and then we've got the next pulse of rain working into the southwest. now, bear in mind, we've already got lots of flood warnings in force, and that's before, really, the next dollop of heavy rain works in. so the rain, heavy enough to cause some local

rebecca morelle, bbc news, cardiff.ll eyes on one thing: a dartboard. this is teen darts sensation luke littler. atjust 16 years old, he's become the youngest person ever to reach the final of the world darts championship. littler secured his place with a comprehensive 6—2 win over fellow and 2018 world champion, brit rob cross. this was littler�*s reaction after the win. it is beyond believable. i only set my goals to win one game and come back after christmas and i am still here. he's still only a teen — but it seems littler�*s talents were already on display from an even younger age. he honed his craft at an academy in st helen's — where his influence and inspiration is still felt today. ididn't i didn't know he could do such big things, when he was at the academy i thought he was just a normal kid to play cards, but now i have seen him in the world championships. ianthem play cards, but now i have seen him in the world championships. when he nets to the in the world championships. when he gets to the oche. _ in the

rebecca morelle, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. for some in england and wales, the dullest on record. also rather wet, too, across the uk, with above—average rainfall quite widely, but wettest of all, eastern parts of scotland. eastern parts of scotland, where we saw as much as three times our normal december rainfall. now there's more wind and rain to come over the next few days. but that change i mentioned — it could be turning drier. also colder, and an increased chance of wintry weather as we go from late week onwards. now, out there at the moment there's a bit of sunshine around for new year's day walks, but the morning sunshine gives way to cloud and rain across parts of southern england, wales and northern ireland during the rest of this afternoon. winds also picking up here, lightest winds towards the north—east of scotland, where it's still on the chilly side. temperatures around 3 to 6 degrees for many, but most parts of the uk will see temperatures, again, above average for the start of the new year. if you're on the mov

rebecca morelle, bbc news.longest walkouts in the nhs's history. the stoppage is part of their long running dispute over pay. hospital authorities say the industrial action will have a significant impact on routine care and comes at a time when services are already stretched. a 16—year—old boy who was arrested after a teenager was stabbed to death on new year's eve has been released on bail. harry pitman, who was also 16, was attacked after what police described as an altercation as he waited to watch fireworks near the primrose hill viewing platform in north london. police are continuing to appeal for information. the new head of the school inspectorate in england, ofsted, says school inspectors are to receive mental health training before routine inspections resume later injanuary. it comes after a coroner warned of further risk to life, after finding an inspection contributed to the death of the primary headteacher ruth perry who took her own life. mrs perry's family have called for more radical root and bra

rebecca morelle, bbc news.up. they drew 1—1 with fulham at craven cottage, going through 3—2 on aggregate. they will play chelsea in next month's final. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. it has been quite a storm jocelyn, but now a thing of the past. actually, the weather over the next few days looks quite a lot calmer. it is not completely plain sailing, there will still be some rain at times. it will still be quite breezy but not as windy as it has been. mostly very mild that the time of year. there is some mild air incoming right now, behind this frontal system here. this is a warm front, you can tell that by the red semicircles and as it draws north—eastwards, it will introduce warmer or at least milder air from the south—west. we will all feel the effects of that over the next 24 hours. so this one from bringing cloud and rain in from the south across england, wales, northern ireland, across southern scotland. northern scotland holding on to clear skies, 1 degrees in aberdeen, 11 degrees in

rebecca morelle, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news. hello.e looking quite a lot calmer over the next few days. not completely plain sailing, will still be some rain at times. it'll be breezy, but less windy and mostly fairly mild. now for thursday, we've got this frontal system pushing its way northwards and eastwards. this warm front, introducing cloud, introducing some outbreaks of mostly quite patchy rain, but this wedge of milder airflooding north eastwards across the uk. so for most a mild start to thursday. still a little bit chilly in the north of scotland. here, though, we will see some early sunshine, but generally speaking, lots of cloud, some mist and murk, for coasts and hills, some splashes of rain, a few brighter glimpses. and i think particularly in northern ireland, maybe the northwest of scotland, we will see a little bit of sunshine as we head through the afternoon. but those temperatures 9—13 degrees above what we'd expect at this time of year. now, during thursday night, we will see this band of rain sweeping its way eastw

rebecca morelle, bbc news. we look forward to seeing that. you have been watching newsday.llo there. we've got some very strong winds and some heavy rain on the way for tuesday, that brings with it the risk of some disruptive weather. little sign of that yesterday across northern england and scotland, with clear, blue, sunny skies for many. however, towards the southwest of england, the waves were picking up as the winds increased, all tied in with the next weather system. now it's this lump of cloud that's out to our west that we're watching, to develop into quite a nasty looking area of low pressure. now, through the remainder of the night, one band of rain clears eastwards, another one heading into scotland, a bit of snow up over the scottish hills for a time, as well. and then, we've got the next pulse of rain working into the southwest. now, bear in mind, we've already got lots of flood warnings in force, and that's before really the next dollop of heavy rain works in. so the rain, heavy enough to cause some localised flooding, but as well as that, into tuesday, some v

rebecca morelle, bbc news. teamed up with pakistani band "aur" to record his first urdu language single. our music correspondent mark savage has the details. it's a story of unrequited love. tu hai kahan has already been a massive hit in pakistan and india, where it's been number one on spotify and gained more than 96 million views on youtube. # tu hai kahan... and now zayn malik has jumped on board, singing in urdu, to the delight of his fans. in the star's hometown of bradford, a whole new audience is being introduced to the song. it's quite catchy. i'm really happy for him, because it is nice for somebody so mainstream to hear a different side. of course, zayn is better known for pop songs like what makes you beautiful and pillow talk, but this isn't the first time he's sung in urdu. i would say it's the mostl fluent he's ever sounded. also, zayn collaborating _ with a relatively unknown pop band like aur gives the band huge - exposure internationally as well, so it felt like a really pleasant surprise for z

rebecca morelle, bbc news.entially huge market for the bradford—born singer. urdu is spoken by over 200 million people globally. and his loyalfans are now seeing him in a fresh light. bbc music correspondent mark savage has more. it�*s a story of unrequited love. tu hai kahan has already been a massive hit in pakistan and india, where it�*s been number one on spotify and gained more than 96 million views on youtube. # tu hai kahan...# and now zayn malik has jumped on board, singing in urdu, to the delight of his fans. in the star�*s hometown of bradford, a whole new audience is being introduced to the song. it�*s quite catchy. a nice little beat going on. i'm really happy for him, because it is nice for somebody so mainstream to hear a different side. of course, zayn is better known for pop songs like what makes you beautiful and pillow talk, but this isn�*t the first time he�*s sung in urdu. i would say it's the mostl fluent he's ever sounded. also, zayn collaborating _ with a relatively unknown pop band like

rebecca morelle bbc news.se enter the public domain from today. this means disney will no longer enjoy an exclusive copyright over the earliest versions of the characters in the us. our culture reporter, noor nanji has more. it was the animation that launched the house of mouse. 1928 short film steamboat willie featured nonspeaking versions of mickey and minnie. these early images are now available to the public in the us to use as they like. this is a deel us to use as they like. this is a deeply symbolic _ us to use as they like. this is a deeply symbolic and - a deeply symbolic and long—awaited moment because of disney's perceived role and the extension of the copyright term which prevented these properties from going into the public domain for an additional 20 years. but public domain for an additional 20 ears. �* ., , 20 years. but there are still limits on — 20 years. but there are still limits on how _ 20 years. but there are still limits on how you _ 20 years. but there are still limits on how you use

rebecca morel, bbc news. it's called the ultimate killing machine for a reason.ay with numerous flood warnings issued, particularly across england and wales. we also had this amber warning from the met office, this warning expiring through the early parts of the evening. some very strong winds, though, easing eastwards as the area of low pressure responsible storm henk continues to slide away. pressure responsible — storm henk continues to slide away. some outbreaks of rain pushing eastwards as well. most of the rain clearing out into the north sea, but some will remain across eastern parts of scotland, bending into the far north east where we'll see some snow into the far north—east where we'll see some snow falling across shetland. it does stay very windy across the north east of scotland, still quite windy through the night across english channel coasts as well. temperatures generally holding up between 3—10 degrees so the vast majority will avoid a frost. so as we head into tomorrow, low pressure still with us. although the main body of storm henk will be mov

rebecca morelle, bbc news. such as a rino, you have ups and downs and you always have to enter new ground, and we are extremely happy that our international team achieved this major milestone, that means in the beginning ofjune, we well start with the transplantation of northern white rhino embryos and we will hopefully have another white rhino calf born into and a half years from now. 50 calf born into and a half years from now. , ., ,., calf born into and a half years from now. , ., ,, now. so tell us about your expectations _ now. so tell us about your expectations about - now. so tell us about your. expectations about whether now. so tell us about your- expectations about whether or not that might be a success because this is what you have been working towards, isn't it?— towards, isn't it? yes. it's actually — towards, isn't it? yes. it's actually the _ towards, isn't it? yes. it's actually the mission - towards, isn't it? yes. it's actually the mission of. towards, isn't it? yes. it's actually the mission

our science editor, rebecca morelle, is at the etches collection museum for us.close and personal with one of the most fearsome predators the planet has ever seen? this is a colossal fossil. it's the skull of a sea creature called a pliosar. so it is two metres long, absolutely enormous. and you can see its hugejaws. i mean, it's a bit like a crocodile on steroids and they are packed with dozens of these razor sharp teeth. this would have been a killing machine. it would have eaten anything it got its jaws into and probably killed it off with a single bite. now, it lived 150 million years ago, about the same time that dinosaurs were roaming the land. this thing would have been terrorising the ocean. and it is a beautifully preserved fossil. so the snout of it, the tip of its nose, was found by a fossil enthusiast who was walking along a bay in dorset. and he discovered that. and then he told steve, whose museum this is now in, about it, who then realised that the rest of its skull, the rest of this enormous skull was in a cliff. so the team excavated it, dangling

our science editor rebecca morelle reports.e moving wall of fire. this is a country that is used to living under the threat of eruptions. why is iceland so volcanically active? it sits on the mid—atlantic ridge, the boundary between and the north american tectonic plate. they are slowly pulling apart from each other, but iceland is also above a geological hotspot, deep inside the earth, where plumes of hot material can well upwards. the last eruptions were in the 1200s, lasting for decades, but then nothing for 800 years, until five eruptions that started in march 2021. so why was there such a big gap? over geological time, the tectonic plates are pulling it apart at about the speed your finger nails grow, so a few centimetres every year, but they don't seem to smoothly pull apart, they go through pulses of higher activity, and this is likely what we are seeing right now. in 2010, in the south of the country, another eruption generated a giant ash cloud. it exploded through an ice sheet which pulverised the ash into an even fin

rebecca morelle, bbc news.e minister sir simon clarke says he acted alone in his call for rishi sunak to go and it is the start of the conversation . in his first interview, he told the bbc, the conservatives were currently on course for a massive defeat at the next general election but he didn't however say who he would like to replace mr sunak. downing street has said that most conservative mps support the prime minister. here's our political editor chris mason. sir simon clarke used to work alongside rishi sunak in the treasury. now he saying rishi sunak should go because he reckons he's leading the conservatives into a massacre at the general election. let's be clear, you think rishi sunak is so bad that the better option would be another round of the conservative pantomime of whose turn is it next? we conservative pantomime of whose turn is it next? ~ ., ., ., ~' is it next? we need to look in the mirror as a _ is it next? we need to look in the mirror as a political— is it next? we need to look in the mir

rebecca morelle, bbc news, cardiff. absolutely fascinating. around the world and across the uk.ob, butjess sinclair had volunteered to even up the fight when it comes to crime in the countryside. i'm out on my horse almost every day and this volunteering role came up and i thought, yeah, let's go for it. why not? the aim to crack down on incidents like this, which last year nfu mutual says cost the midlands economy more than £11 million. you've had a tip off already? yes. we've been contacted by a volunteer. she had been out riding, had come across some silver tents in a hedgerow ditch line. she's hopped off to have a look. and it was the remains of a cannabis grow. but there was also quite a large box with cannabis in it. the 20 riders vetted and recruited will work alongside rural policing teams to be their eyes and ears along quiet country lanes. you're live with bbc news. here in the uk, the government says pupils at schools in england which are partially closed because of dangerous concrete — known as raac — won't get extra help in their exams. some science and technology s

rebecca morelle, bbc news, cardiff.amed storm to have battered the uk in the last three months, bringing powerful winds, flooding and travel misery. about 38,000 homes in england and wales are without electricity after storm henk brought down trees and power lines. there was also flooding in areas including the west midlands and pembrokeshire. louisa pilbeam reports storm henk is the eighth named storm to have battered the uk in the last three months, bringing powerful winds, flooding and travel misery. gale force winds swept in from the south—west, making life difficult for drivers disembarking from this ferry in dorset, while wind speeds topped 94 mph in the isle of wight. in the bristol area squally showers took their toll on those outside. have we ever had as much rain as we have had this last few weeks? it's unbelievable. i'm hanging onto this to keep myself steady! falling trees became a significant risk to life. this dog walker escaped by seconds. across the country roads were blocked and made travel difficult, c

this report from our science editor, rebecca morelle.n find out thank you for your company here on newsday. i will be back in a moment with asia business report. hello. after two bouts of stormy weather so far this week, things are looking quite a lot calmer over the next few days. not completely plain sailing, they'll still be some rain at times. it'll be breezy, but less windy and mostly fairly mild. now for thursday, we've got this frontal system pushing its way northwards and eastwards. this warm front, introducing cloud, introducing some outbreaks of mostly quite patchy rain, but this wedge of milder airflooding north eastwards across the uk. so for most a mild starts to thursday. still a little bit chilly in the north of scotland. here, though, we will see some early sunshine, but generally speaking, lots of cloud, some mist and murk, farquharson hills, some splashes of rain, a few brighter glimpses. and i think particularly in northern ireland, maybe the north—west of scotland, we will see a little bit of sunshine as we head throu

rebecca morelle, bbc news. scary stuff. the weather is quite scary impact of the country as well.re. we have the first storm of new year? yes, first of the year. if you are hoping it would bring a change in the weather, it hasn't. not yet. what we have today is storm henk, named by the met office. it is bringing heavy rain in places where we do not need it. not far off 150 flood warnings across various parts of the uk. also, strong winds. particularly where we have this met office amber weather warning. 50 to 60 mph gusts. some places could see up 60 mph gusts. some places could see up to 80 mph. certainly some of its travel disruption is this low pressure pushes east. it is where we have this squeeze on the isobars on the southern edge of that low we will see a swathe of strong winds. it is also very windy towards the north—east of scotland. gales here with a lot of rain in parts of england and wales through the afternoon, hence those flooding concerns. temperature —wise, seven to 14 concerns. temperature —wise, seven to 1a degrees. it is mild. particularly down towards the south

discoveries, which are transforming our understanding of the universe, as our science editor rebecca morellee stars are born amidst the dust. two a dying star for the throwing off its outer layers as it runs out of fuel. and the phantom galaxy with 100 billion stars amongst its arms. these images are stunning but they're also transforming what we thought we knew about the cosmos. the telescope can look back to the very dawn of the universe. it's revealing it's game changing galaxies that are breaking all the rules. it can see the cosmos 13 and a half billion years ago, just after the big bang. scientist bought the first galaxies would be primitive structures but in fact they are forming far faster and earlier than astronomers ever thought possible. we certainly thought we'd be seeing things that were, i call them fuzzy blobs of stars, collections of stars for that what we are actually seeing is fully formed galaxies for that when you look at them they have perfect spiral arms you could see these galaxies in the early universe already have those mature structures. so in that sense it's really

rebecca morelle, bbc news, cardiff. that is it for the moment. thank you for watching us.w days into the new month, but already, some spots in eastern england have seen more than half their averagejanuary rainfall. and there's potentially more wet weather to come, too, in the forecast before things tend to settle down into the weekend, and it will turn drier. but plenty of flood alerts, flood warnings still in place. keep up to date with those on the bbc weather website, and of course, on your local bbc radio station too. now, this is the pressure chart for thursday — low pressure still centred out towards the northwest of scotland. still a brisk southeasterly wind with more rain for the northern isles, and some more rain heading towards the south of england, too. more on that in just a moment. temperatures to start off thursday morning above freezing — 4—7 celsius north to south. there'll be more showers across the far north of scotland into the northern isles, also for western scotland, with a few showers heading across northern ireland into northwest england. more sunsh

generated images of it, one of the most fearsome predators to have ever existed. 0ur science editor rebecca morellester — a colossal fossil is unveiled to the public for the very first time. this is the skull of a pliosaur — one of the most fearsome predators the planet has ever seen. i think the fossil�*s incredible! i think it would have been very terrifying, eating all sorts of predators. it has big teeth. this gigantic reptile lived 150 million years ago. it would have terrorised the oceans, devouring passing prey with a single bite. the fossil was found halfway down a cliff face in dorset�*s kimmeridge bay. it took three weeks for a team dangling off ropes to extract it. fossil expert steve etches led the excavation. this is the top of the food chain — there's nothing bigger than this. so it fed on everything — it fed on its own kind — anything it could get its teeth into, it would feed on. come and have a look in here. inside this drawer is a tantalising glimpse of what's left to find

our science editor rebecca morelle reports. uncovering a medieval mystery. think is 1,500 years old. the bodies buried so long ago are giving an insight into a period we know little about. what's being revealed is baffling the archaeologists. it's really rare to have a site like this. each one of these is a grave and the team have excavated 18 so far, but they think there could be more than 70 at this site. now they're all aligned in the same position, running from east to west. and in some of them, the skeletons are flat on their backs with their legs outstretched. but in others, like this one over here, the skeleton is in a really unusual crouching position. why this is isn't clear. were burial practices changing over time? or was there something else marking these people out as different? the skeletons are some of the best preserved, we're actually very, very lucky with that. and this particular individual is one of our better preserved ones on the site as a whole. the skeletons are being carefully excavated and they're already providing clues about who t

rebecca morelle, bbc news, cardiff.ding university and osteoarchaeologist working on the fonmon project. thank you for coming in the programme. thank you for coming in the programme-— thank you for coming in the rouramme. ., ~ ., ., programme. thank you for having me. we saw the pictures _ programme. thank you for having me. we saw the pictures there, _ programme. thank you for having me. we saw the pictures there, what - programme. thank you for having me. we saw the pictures there, what are l we saw the pictures there, what are the kind of things you're hoping, or we are hoping, to learn from this? we are hoping to learn about people like us, normal people in the past. as we continue to excavate and research that remains in the off—season, we will discover not only the age and sex of these individuals, but their diet, and in the recesses they could have had, how they live their life and how they felt and how they worked. potentially where they came from and if we're lucky, maybe relationships within a cemetery. h0???

this report from our science editor, rebecca morelle.d daughter, living in a reserve in kenya. the species is all but extinct. now, a fertility breakthrough has offered some hope. in a world first, scientists have successfully carried out rhino ivf. but in a less endangered southern white rhino, a close cousin to the northern white. a southern white rhino embryo created in a lab from sperm and an egg was implanted into a surrogate mum. it's taken years and 13 attempts for a rhino to fall pregnant. it is really a great milestone to achieve the first successful embryo transfer in the rhino. it's very challenging in terms of placing an embryo inside of the reproductive tract, which is almost two metres inside of the animal. with this achievement, we are very confident that we will be able to create northern white rhinos in the same manner. the material they need is held in a lab in berlin. this is a frozen ark. tissues from hundreds of different animals are perfectly preserved in liquid nitrogen inside these tanks. but the most precious sam

rebecca morelle, bbc news, cardiff.in cardiff. let's return to our top stories. those explosions in iran and also the killing yesterday of a senior hamas figure in lebanon. with me is our security correspondent frank gardner. a lot of moving parts right now and not least these four flashpoints that have now opened up in this middle east conflict. talk us through what is potentially the most risky at the moment. it through what is potentially the most risky at the moment.— risky at the moment. if you have been hypothetically _ risky at the moment. if you have been hypothetically a _ risky at the moment. if you have been hypothetically a sleep - risky at the moment. if you have been hypothetically a sleep for l risky at the moment. if you have l been hypothetically a sleep for the last 2a hours and you have woken up and are thinking what on earth is going on because we have had these two explosions today in kerman and iran and yesterday it was a targeted assassination of a hamas leader in beirut. you have got a simmering,

rebecca morelle, bbc news, cardiff. i will be back in a few minutes.wind and rain from storm henk on tuesday — wednesday brought more heavy downpours in places. not helping the ongoing flooding situation, check the latest flood warnings on our website or on your bbc local radio station. and there is some more rain to come as we head through tonight. still some showers around, but some clearer spells starting to spread from the south—west as the night wears on. temperatures will drop away down to around three, four or five degrees in quite a few spots. one or two places could get quite close to freezing. so we head in to thursday with low pressure still in charge to the north that will bring some showers. and then this little weather system here threatening to bring more unwanted rain into southern parts of the uk. so across northern england, northern ireland and scotland, a lot of clouds and bits and pieces of showery rain still very windy in the northern isles. then a slice of sunshine across north wales, parts of northern england, the north midlands

and its fossil was found in what's known as thejurassic coast of dorset. 0ur science editor, rebecca morelleil. it this is a colossal fossil. it is this goal of our sea creature known as a playa sewer. you can see its huge jaws. as a playa sewer. you can see its hugejaws. it is as a playa sewer. you can see its huge jaws. it is a as a playa sewer. you can see its hugejaws. it is a bit like as a playa sewer. you can see its huge jaws. it is a bit like a crocodile on steroids. its mouth is packed with dozens of these razor sharp teeth. this would have been a killing machine. it would have eaten anything it got its jaws into and probably killed it with a single bite. it lived 150 million years ago, about the same time that dinosaurs were roaming the land. this thing would have been terrorising the ocean. it is a beautifully preserved fossil. the tape of its nose was found by a fossil enthusiast walking along a bay in dorset. he discovered that and he told others about it who then realise that the rest of this enormous goal was in the cliff. the team excavated it, dangling from robes halfwit on

rebecca morelle, bbc news, cardiff.are only three days into the month but already some spots in lincolnshire have seen the whole average january month�*s lincolnshire have seen the whole averagejanuary month�*s rainfall, nearly that anyway —— if you are a duck or a swan. still potentially more rain to come and there are over 260 flood warnings are still in force, and a severe warning in place in tenby in wales, and most of the warnings across the welsh marches and central and southern england and the midlands. still a messy picture overnight, a good scattering of showers, more wet and

rebecca morelle, bbc news. joining me now is suzanne holtze.l consortium trying to save this species. thank you for coming on, when do you think this will be re—attempted? is an optimal time to do it? to think this will be re-attempted? is an optimal time to do it?- an optimal time to do it? to bring back the northern _ an optimal time to do it? to bring back the northern red _ an optimal time to do it? to bring back the northern red rhino, i an optimal time to do it? to bringl back the northern red rhino, you're saying? to back the northern red rhino, you're sa in: ? ., , , back the northern red rhino, you're sa in? , ., saying? to put these embryos into the surrogate. _ saying? to put these embryos into the surrogate, when _ saying? to put these embryos into the surrogate, when may - saying? to put these embryos into the surrogate, when may the i saying? to put these embryos into the surrogate, when may the next| saying? to put these embryos into i the surrogate, when may the next try that? ~ . ., ., , the surrogate, when may the next try tha

seventy skeletons, shards of glass from france and pottery from north africa. 0ur science editor rebecca morelleo long ago are giving an insight into a period we know little about. what's being revealed is baffling the archaeologists. it's really rare to have a site like this. each one of these is a grave and the team have excavated 18 so far, but they think there could be more than 70 at this site. now they're all aligned in the same position, running from east to west. and in some of them, the skeletons are flat on their backs with their legs outstretched. but in others, like this one over here, the skeleton is in a really unusual crouching position. why this is isn't clear. were burial practices changing over time? or was there something else marking these people out as different? the skeletons are some of the best preserved, we're actually very, very lucky with that. and this particular individual is one of our better preserved ones on the site as a whole. the skeletons are being carefully excavated and they're already providing clues about who these people were and what they did. we have so

rebecca morelle has more. uncovering a medieval mystery. giving an insight into a period we know little about. what's being revealed is baffling the archaeologists. it's really rare to have a site like this. each one of these is a grave and the team have excavated 18 so far, but they think there could be more than 70 at this site. now they're all aligned in the same position, running from east to west. and in some of them, the skeletons are flat on their backs with their legs outstretched. but in others, like this one over here, the skeleton is in a really unusual crouching position. why this is isn't clear. were burial practices changing over time? or was there something else marking these people out as different? the skeletons are some of the best preserved, we're actually very, very lucky with that. and this particular individual is one of our better preserved ones on the site as a whole. the skeletons are being carefully excavated and they're already providing clues about who these people were and what they did. we have some teeth that

this report from our science editor, rebecca morelle.tu, a mother and daughter, living in a reserve in kenya. the species is all but extinct. now, a fertility breakthrough has offered some hope. in a world first, scientists have successfully carried out rhino ivf. but in a less endangered southern white rhino, a close cousin to the northern white. a southern white rhino embryo created in a lab from sperm and an egg was implanted into a surrogate mum. it's taken years and 13 attempts for a rhino to fall pregnant. it is really a great milestone to achieve the first successful embryo transfer in the rhino. it's very challenging in terms of placing an embryo inside of the reproductive tract, which is almost two metres inside of the animal. with this achievement, we are very confident that we will be able to create northern white rhinos in the same manner. the material they need is held in a lab in berlin. this is a frozen ark. tissues from hundreds of different animals are perfectly preserved in liquid nitrogen inside these tanks. but the mo

rebecca morelle, bbc news, cardiff.rrow night. the full series is also available on iplayer. if you are wondering why the weather was so amazing in cardiff, it is because they did that in the summer and it had an embargo until the programme went out tonight. but the reality of the weather at the moment is less than favourable. it is probably — is less than favourable. it is probably a _ is less than favourable. it is probably a buggy _ is less than favourable. it 3 probably a buggy mess there at the moment. i start with brighter news today because after those problems yesterday, getting across the country, today not as windy and wet. some rain. but mainly showers. and a little bit of sunshine. storm henk made an impact in terms of the wind. exeter airport among the windy spots. 81 mph gusts recorded there. the wind impacting travel later in the day. the wind has eased but the impact from the rain is ongoing with warnings creeping up across parts of england and wales, where we have a severe flood warning. one east of nor

rebecca morelle, bbc news, cardiff. you can watch more about the medieval cemetery on digging for britain on iplayer right now. time for a look at the weather. here's elizabeth rizzini. hello and thank you and good news today if you are a duct or a swan, not so good for the rest of us of course. we are only three days into the month but already some spots in lincolnshire have seen the whole average january month's lincolnshire have seen the whole averagejanuary month's rainfall, nearly that anyway —— if you are a duck or a swan. still potentially more rain to come and there are over 260 flood warnings are still in force, and a severe warning in place in tenby in wales, and most of the warnings across the welsh marches and central and southern england and the midlands. still a messy picture overnight, a good scattering of showers, more wet and windy and cold weather in north—eastern scotland and into shetland. show was gradually fading across much of wales and east anglia and central and southern england and temperatures

our science editor, rebecca morelle, is at the etches collection museum for us this morning. een the subject of a documentary with sir david attenborough. the seas surrounded the land where the tyrannosaurus rex and all the rest of these _ tyrannosaurus rex and all the rest of these dinosaurs were wandering about, _ of these dinosaurs were wandering about, the — of these dinosaurs were wandering about, the seas were full of monsters as well. how that must have appeared _ monsters as well. how that must have appeared at— monsters as well. how that must have appeared at the time is a wonderful thing _ appeared at the time is a wonderful thing to— appeared at the time is a wonderful thing to ponder upon. these days, with computer—generated imagery, we can take _ with computer—generated imagery, we can take information from scientists telling _ can take information from scientists telling us _ can take information from scientists telling us about speed and how they move _ telling us about speed and how they move their— telling us about speed and how they move their flippers and al

rebecca morelle, bbc news.hearing from the reuters news agency, they�*re suggesting that a tsunami with a height of one metre, 20 centimetres, has already reached the coast. more on that as we get it throughout the morning. new isjust coming in in the last few minutes. you are watching bbc breakfast. —— news. john easier with the sport. good morning. ithink john easier with the sport. good morning. i think with the new year coming people will think it brings hope and optimism. but i think for arsenal it suggests not. back to back defeats for them. mikel arteta, after losing to fulham, all he was talking about was bad feelings. what is going wrong? it seems as though their level has dropped off in recent weeks, probably at the worst time when you consider how tight the title race is. you will be keen to get his team back on track with the football continuing thick and fast. good morning. mikelarteta continuing thick and fast. good morning. mikel arteta calling arsenal�*s defeat to fulham that worst of the season

female animals can no longer carry a pregnancy due to their age or health. 0ur science editor, rebecca morellemore. live now to berlin where we can speak with jan stejskal, biorescue project coordinator. i have to say, i had not heard until today about rino ivf so tell us, what have you done? you today about rino ivf so tell us, what have you done?— today about rino ivf so tell us, what have you done? you very much for the invitation. _ what have you done? you very much for the invitation. there _ what have you done? you very much for the invitation. there are - what have you done? you very much for the invitation. there are two - for the invitation. there are two northern white rhinos in the world and they cannot conceive so if we want to breed them, we had to prepare if you steps. the first was to learn how to collect eggs from females and then we had to learn how to make an embryo and now, it took us about five years, we learned how to implant an embryo into a surrogate mother. if i put it in the short, there are four major steps how to achieve a new northern white rhino to be born and this