he is director of the turkana basin institute, which he helped richard leakey to create, they were close. not completely unexpected news but very unwelcome news. it's a tragic loss for human kind because richard was, as you said, a visionary. his advocacy for the environment and his role in raising scientific awareness about the african origins of humankind were quite an extraordinary contribution. he was also the most wonderful, loyal friend that you could ever hope to meet. i think it would be fair to say that many people got to know him in his campaigning mode, if you like, when he was very forthright, very confident of where he came from, what he stood for. you knew him for a0 plus years. was he always like that? when i first met richard i was just beginning my career as a graduate student. he was already a world—famous scientist, around only ten years older than me, he'd been on the cover of time magazine and was the director of the national museums of kenya and had made some truly monumental discoveries in human origins. and richard was somebody who never doubted his ability to com

the conservationist richard leakey, who has died at the age of 77. chinese property giant evergrande has once again suspended trade of its shares on the hong kong stock exchange as investors await news on its restructuring plan. a statement did not give a reason for the move, but the company has more than $300 billion of debts. last week evergrande dialled back plans to repay investors in its wealth management products. to find out more, i've been speaking to mariko oi in singapore. well, david, as you said, the company didn't say why its shares are being suspended. and i have to say, for many months now it's been incredibly difficult to know what's happening with evergrande. but if you speak to experts who've been watching china closely, this is exactly how beijing wants to handle its debt crisis. because, remember, it was the chinese communist party which changed the rules as to how much money those developers could borrow. and it's pretty obvious that they knew that evergrande and other developers would be in trouble, but they wanted to send a cle

richard leakey was born in nairobi in 1944, the son of two famous anthropologists.ed throughout his life from ill health, battling against cancer and needing a kidney transplant. he lost both his legs in a plane crash and he always suspected foul play, his fight against corruption creating many enemies. but those setbacks never got in the way of his love of scientific discovery and his love of africa. he was described as a visionary whose great contributions to human origins and wildlife conservation will never be forgotten. bernard wood is professor of human origins at george washington university. he was friends with richard leakey for more than 50 years. hejoins me now from washington. thank from washington. you forjoining us. as you thank you forjoining us. as you are palaeoanthropologists you are palaeoa nthropologists yourself, you are palaeoanthropologists yourself, you would appreciate his achievements as much as his friendship. what you think was his achievement in that field richard's achievement by many. he was an extremely good organiser and he organised

richard leakey also took a stand in the fight against ivory poachers in kenya. was also concerned about where we're going. he made his name in the study of human evolution. his discoveries — including a famous turkana boy skeleton — helped transform our understanding of the origins of humanity. i think africa is beginning to recognise that our heritage is real. i think we are beginning to realise that blue—eyed guys like you, and the scandinavians, and people from all over the world, actually are part of the african diaspora. that's powerful. as was his commitment to conservation. in 1989, he was appointed head of kenya's national wildlife agency — his war against poaching symbolised by the public burning of tonnes of stolen ivory. the worst thing you could do with richard was to assume that he was british. he was a very proud kenyan and he was a good kenyan, and africa has lost a significant personality and an important personality. richard leakey was born in nairobi in 1944, the son of two famous anthropologists. he suffered throughout his life from ill—health

but really good to have your thoughts and memories on richard leakey.rged with the murder of 15—year—old zaian aimable—lina in croydon, south london, on thursday, police said. the teenager who is also 15, was arrested on suspicion of murder late on new year's day. he will appear in court on tuesday. queen elizabeth will celebrate her platinum jubilee this year, when she becomes the first british monarch to reign for 70 years. the queen is set to pass the milestone on sixth february , the anniversary of the death of her father, king george vi, in 1952. 0ur royal correspondent, daniela relph, looks at the significance ofjubilees. first came the silver. the gold coach was on its way to st paul's and a service of thanksgiving. band plays. trumpeters play. 25 years later, it was the golden. cheering. more recently, the diamond. the queen is a veteran of a jubilee. brian, christine and dave, neighbours on park street in salisbury, which looked very different ten years ago. the team photo, the residents of park street held a diamond jubilee street party in 201

richard leakey richard lea key helped richard leakey helped tell the story of where we came from butgoing. he made his name in the study of human evolution. has discoveries including the famous turkana boy skeleton helped transform our understanding of humanity. i think africa is beginning to recognise that our heritage is real. i think we are beginning to realise that blue—eyed guys like you and scandinavians all over the world are actually part of the african guysborough. —— die asper. that's power. he he was appointed head of kenya's national wildlife agency. has war against poaching symbolised by the public burning of tons of stolen ivory. richard leakey was born in nairobi, the son of two famous anthropologists. he suffered throughout his life from ill health, battling against cancer and needing a kidney transplant stopper he lost both his legs and a lane crash and he always suspected foul play, his fight against corruption creating many enemies. but those set acts never got on the way of his love of scientific discovery and his love of africa. he was described as a visionary wh

richard leakey, who has died at the age of 77. to halt proceedings in a civil lawsuit against him. the duke of york's lawyers had argued that virginia giuffre, who has accused him of sexually assaulting her when she was a teenager, lives in australia, so is not a us resident. prince andrew has consistently denied the allegations. aruna iyengar has this report. seen here at the age of 17, virginia roberts, now giuffre, with prince andrew on the left, and ghislaine maxwell in the background. ms giuffre has accused prince andrew of sexually assaulting her when she was a teenager at the homes ofjeffrey epstein, the convicted child sex offender, and ghislaine maxwell. prince andrew has consistently denied the allegations. the civil lawsuit seeks unspecified damages. two efforts to stall the case were blocked on saturday. us federaljudge lewis a kaplan told the prince's lawyers they must hand over key legal documents before a crucial court hearing in new york on tuesday. he also rejected arguments by the prince's lawyer, andrew brettler

the conservationist — richard leakey — who's died at the age of 77.irst british monarch to reign for 70 years. the queen is set to pass the milestone on 6 february, the anniversary of the death of her father, king george vi, in 1952. our royal correspondent, daniela relph, looks at the significance ofjubilees. first came the silver. the gold coach was on its way to st paul's and a service of thanksgiving. band plays. trumpeters play. 25 years later, it was the golden. cheering. more recently, the diamond. the queen is a veteran of a jubilee. brian, christine and dave, neighbours on park street in salisbury, which looked very different ten years ago. the team photo, the residents of park street held a diamond jubilee street party in 2012. it was much more than that. the months of planning brought neighbours together. new friendships were made, community spirit was strengthened. it's your sense of identity, and belonging to this nation, as it were. you know what i mean? i'm welsh, but it didn't matter. she is our queen. it's that feeling, and getting to

a wildlife conservationist and the ceo of wildlifedirect — the charity founded in 2004 by dr richard leakey huge loss to the conservation world his death is. well, richard was a friend first and foremost and then he was my boss much of the time as well. he was somebody who stood for excellence in everything. he had an incredible mind, a mind that could hold many ideas together at the same time. and that meant he worked on his fossil work, as well as wildlife conservation at the same time and he interacted with lots of the world's top scientists on a regular basis. i remember him as somebody who had zero tolerance for corruption. he had a very, very high sense of integrity. he held everyone else to the same standard. and that is really, i think, a lasting memory i will have of him. when he was the head of the national museums of kenya, he was in charge of all of the research that was going on in terms of nature, biodiversity in kenya. in the 1980s, kenya's elephants were being slaughtered to feed the ivory trade in china and japan. richard was one of those people who went and talked to scien

this is bbc news, the headlines: the renowned kenyan conservationist and fossil hunter, richard leakey, has died at the age of 77. his discoveries were crucial in shedding light on the emergence of modern man. richard leakey also took a stand on the front line of the fight against ivory poachers in kenya. thousands have protested against the military regime in sudan — the prime minister resigned urging coup leaders to return to democracy. it comes after another day of mass demonstrations against the military�*s involvement in the country's politics. two people were shot dead during the protests when soldiers used live rounds. america's top covid expert, antony fauci, is warning there's a danger of a surge in the number of people needing hospital treatment. the omicron strain continues to cause a huge number of infections around the world. the sheer scale of cases is starting to place more pressures on health systems. our science editor, david shukman, has been reporting on climate change for the past two decades. now on bbc news, he explores the state of global warming, and what it mea

kenya's president uhuru kenyatta has led the tributes to the world—renowned conservationist richard leakey early humans. here he is, speaking about the dangers he faced because of his conservation work in kenya, tackling the illegal trade in ivory and rhino horn, during an appearance on the bbc hardtalk programme, with stephen sackur, in 2015. you've talked yourself about the degree to which, you know, thanks to some of the things you said, particularly about the wildlife issue in kenya, you've had people out to kill you. well, if you pick on criminals in england, you don't think they are looking for ways to get even with you? come on, this is normal human behaviour. if a strong guy comes up and fingers you, and you lose your, not only your career but your source of money, of course you're going to be unpopular. but you're not unpopular because you are white, you are unpopular because you pulled the plug on their scheme. it would happen here just as easily, and i haven't been picked on because i'm white, i've been picked on as an individual who said, "enough�*s enough, stop stealing the re

the kenyan anthropologist and conservationist richard leakey has died at the age of 77. sorrow the sad news of the passing of doctor richard leakey, the kenyan former head of public service. time for a look at the weather with tomasz schafernaker hello. still very mild out there with a scattering of showers and some showers have been quite heavy. this weather will continue through the rest of the evening and tonight. let's look at the big picture for the next few hours or so. this weather front approaching the north of scotland and behind the weather front you can see northerly winds so this is cold out here that will be reaching the northern half of scotland overnight. ahead of its winter in thisbut south of that, in scotland and further southin of that, in scotland and further south in cardiff and plymouth the temperature at 8—9 saw a mild start to the day across england, wales and northern ireland. some sunshine around and here we have the weather front preceding that colder air from the north and some sleet and snow particularly across the hills but overall still mil

the headlines: the renowned kenyan conservationist and fossil hunter richard leakey has died at the age of 77. his discoveries were crucial in shedding light on the emergence of modern man. richard leakey also took a stand on the front line of the fight against ivory poachers in kenya. thousands have protested against the military regime in sudan. the prime minister resigned, urging coup leaders to return to democracy. it comes after another day of mass demonstrations against the military�*s involvement in the country's politics. two people were shot dead during the protests when soldiers used live rounds. america's top covid expert, anthony fauci, is warning there is a danger of a surge in the number of people needing hospital treatment. the omicron strain continues to cause a huge number of infections around the world. the sheer scale of cases is starting to place more pressures on health systems. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. turn on the tv or go online, and it's not hard to find political content of all kinds, often delivered with all the n

the renowned kenyan conservationist and fossil hunter richard leakey has died at the age of 77. his discoveries were crucial in shedding light on the emergence of modern man. richard leakey also took a stand on the front line of the fight against ivory poachers in kenya. thousands have protested against the military regime in sudan. the prime minister resigned, urging coup leaders to return to democracy. it comes after another day of mass demonstrations against the military�*s involvement in the country's politics. two people were shot dead during the protests when soldiers used live rounds. america's top covid expert, anthony fauci, is warning there is a danger of a surge in the number of people needing hospital treatment. the omicron strain continues to cause a huge number of infections around the world. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello, and welcome to the second of our seasonal editions of dateline london. last weekend, we talked about the the past. traditionally this is the time when fortunes are told and predictions made. our three guests need no crystal ball to rub.

richard leakey unearthed evidence that help to prove humankind evolved in africa and was a world renowned of doctor richard leakey. that's it for the moment. time for a look at the weather with tomasz schafernaker. hello. after yesterday's record breaking mild new year's day, a lot of mild weather around for the rest of today. in terms of the weather, we have a few scattered showers, some of them heavy. you may have already had a few cracks of thunder, especially across the south of the country. this is what it looks like at 6pm. 11 celsius in london, 9 celsius there in the lowlands of scotland. you can see where the showers are spreading across some parts of the country through the course of the evening and night. a change taking place in scotland. a weather front arrives, behind it we have much colder air, there is a possibility of some snow and stronger winds in places across scotland through the course of the night and the early hours of the morning as well, central and southern scotland. you can see the winds coming in from the north, so that is a sign of that colder air arriving. in

and the kenyan anthropologist and conservationist richard leakey — renowned for his extensive fossiliscoveries that shed light on human evolution — has died aged 77. now on bbc news, review 2021: the coronavirus pandemic. our health editor hugh pym has the story of the coronavirus pandemic across the year and its impact on so many different aspects of people's lives. hospitals under pressure. loud and clear — covid is serious. some of the shifts that i have had are the toughtest i've ever had. and the race to vaccinate the public. i got the letter yesterday, and i'm booked in today. i three, two, one! welcome back, everyone! cheering lockdown ends. i can literally not stress how much i missed being able to go out. but there's the threat of a new variant. there is a tidal wave of omicron coming. the year began with intensifying pressure on the nhs. covid infections were rising, and there was a worrying increase in hospital admissions. the second wave of the virus was going to prove more deadly than the first. with covid cases rising, the new school term began with confusion. some teac

the renowned kenyan conservationist and fossil hunter, richard leakey, has died at the age of 77. his discoveries were crucial in shedding light on the emergence of modern man. richard leakey also took a stand on the front line of the fight against ivory poachers in kenya. thousands have protested against the military regime in sudan — the prime minister resigned urging coup leaders to return to democracy. it comes after another day of mass demonstrations against the military�*s involvement in the country's politics. two people were shot dead during the protests when soldiers used live rounds. america's top covid expert, antony fauci, is warning there's a danger of a surge in the number of people needing hospital treatment. the omicron strain continues to cause a huge number of infections around the world. the sheer scale of cases is starting to place more pressures on health systems. public sector leaders have been told to prepare for the worst case scenario of up to a quarter of their staff being off work because of covid. the uk has seen record numbers of daily cases over the f

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our top stories: one of the world's leading conservationists, richard leakey, who helped prove that humans77. thousands protest against the military regime in sudan — the prime minister resigns urging coup leaders to return to democracy. america's top covid expert, antony fauci, warns there's a danger of a surge in people needing hospital treatment. a huge fire destroys south africa's national assembly — a man is charged with arson. this is a very sad day for our democracy because parliament is the home of our democracy.

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and the kenyan anthropologist and conservationist, richard leakey — renowned for his extensive fossiliscoveries that shed light on human evolution — has died aged 77. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm sarah mulkerrins. coming up on the programme... a breathless four goal thriller at stamford bridge had everything that a winner as chelsea draw with liverpool. rafa on the rocks. the pressure continues to mount on benitez as everton are beaten by brighton. at the ashes, england's head coach chris silverwood tests positive for covid—19, but his squad remain positive on the field of play. we are coming away 3—2. obviously, we have lost the series, but we are keeping our head up that we did not let them walk all over us and we pushed back a little bit. also coming up in the programme... great britain start 2022 with a win at the atp cup, but onlyjust, after getting past germany. and how cold is too cold for sport? we'll tell you why this winter classic really lived up to its name. hello and welcome to sportsday. sometimes, the games that we give t

and the kenyan anthropologist and conservationist richard leakey — renowned for his extensive fossiliscoveries that shed light on human evolution — has died aged 77. now on bbc news, archbishop desmond tutu — who died in december aged 90 — was a hero of the anti—apartheid movement in south africa. the bbc�*s andrew harding reflects on his tumultuous life. singing it's impossible to tell south africa's story without him. singing continues in one of his last public appearances, desmond tutu sat in a wheelchair in st george's cathedral, cape town. you are the one who understood what it meant... too frail, at last, to take his usual place in the spotlight. but that warm, irreverent spirit was there to the end. and what a life it was. i want you to say, "our march to freedom..." our march to freedom... .."is unstoppable!" ..is unstoppable! a life that helped to guide and shape a turbulent nation. this is god's world and he's in charge and, boy, it's going to be ok! but it's going to be ok after an exorbitant price has been paid unnecessarily. in all seriousness, does the white south afric

and the kenyan conservationist and fossil hunter richard leakey has died at the age of 77.bbc news it's time for the travel show. child crying i'm amber and my husband is frank. we live outside of birmingham, alabama. we have four beautiful boys — frankie who is 17, stephen who is 14, and then we have a set of boy twins who are four years old, and they are nonverbal autistic — their names are alex and will. we are the ellis family. my husband and i have known each other since grade school. we were friends the whole time. we dated in high school and married in college and this is our 20th wedding anniversary. because we have some issues with the boys, we have not been on a trip in a really long time. they are not very effective at communication, so it takes a lot of intuition to figure out what they need. we have a lot of meltdowns. 0h, did he throw it? child cries did he drop it or did he throw it? he dropped it. it's ok. when there are two autistic nonverbal children, the behaviours can be exponential. sometimes they play off of each other. it's all right, it's all right,

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and the kenyan conservationist and fossil hunter — richard leakey — has died at the age of 77.in a programme first shown in february as part of bbc sport's lgbt+ history month, clare balding looks at what it means to be a gay woman in sport. hi there, my name is clare balding, and i'm a television and radio broadcaster, mainly in sport, for the bbc and for other channels as well. it's really interesting looking at lgbt rights and indeed attitudes to lgbt people through the lens of sport. and i'm particularly going to focus on women's sport, because since the early 20th century, with the record goal—scorer and iconic footballer lily parr, to the 21st century boxer nicola adams and global superstar megan rapinoe, i think women's sport has been a place where it is important to be yourself. billiejean king and martina navratilova have both been vocal advocates for equal rights and for the lgbt community to be respected and valued. and visibility is a really important thing. for as long as people stay hidden from view, or deny who they are and who they love, then there will be a sti

tributes have been paid to the renowned kenyan conservationist and fossil hunter richard leakey, whod prove the african origins of early humans, and led the campaign against the poaching of elephants for their ivory. kenyan president kenyatta said he had served the country with distinction. queen elizabeth will celebrate her platinum jubilee this year, when she becomes the first british monarch to reign for 70 years. the queen is set to pass the milestone on 6 february, the anniversary of the death of her father, king george vi, in 1952. national festivities to mark the unprecedented jubilee will take place injune over a four—day bank holiday weekend. our royal correspondent, daniela relph, looks at the significance ofjubilees. first came the silver. the gold coach was on its way to st paul's and a service of thanksgiving. band plays. trumpeters play. 25 years later, it was the golden. cheering. more recently, the diamond. the queen is a veteran of a jubilee. brian, christine and dave, neighbours on park street in salisbury, which looked very different ten years ago. the team photo,

and the kenyan anthropologist and conservationist, richard leakey — famous for his fossil discoveries