this year, like every year, thousands upon thousands of olive ridley turtles begin theirjourney to thetly empty, so more turtles have ventured onto the land, more eggs have been laid, and more of those eggs have now hatched. translation: they come in hundreds of thousands here. translation: when do the hatchlings come out? when it's warm. how many turtles are born here at this time? every turtle lays 30—a0 eggs or more. and those eggs soon add up. by certain estimates, there could be around 60 million of them. it is believed some of the more endangered species may be making a bit of a comeback. the natural world thriving, while the pandemic keeps mankind behind closed doors. for these little creatures, their journey is only beginning. whether next year will see similar numbers remains a mystery. tim allman, bbc news. sweet little things, aren't they? and if you're wondering why they're known as olive ridley turtles, it's apparently to do with the olive—green shade of their shells. right, before we go, a reminder of our top story. the united kingdom has become the latest country to anno

this year, like every year, thousands upon thousands of olive ridley turtles begin theirjourney to the have ventured onto the land, more eggs have been laid, and more of those eggs have now hatched. translation: they come in hundreds of thousands here. translation: when do the hatchlings come out? when it is warm. how many turtles are born here at this time? every total lays 30—a0 eggs or more. here at this time? every total lays 30-40 eggs or more. and those eggs soon add up. by certain estimates, there could be around 60 million of them. it is believed some of the more endangered species may be making a bit of a comeback. the natural world thriving, while the pandemic keeps mankind behind closed doors. for these little creatures, theirjourney is only beginning. whether next year will see similar numbers remains a mystery. and, if you‘re wondering why they‘re known as olive ridley turtles, it‘s apparently to do with the olive—green shade of their shells. idid not i did not know that. let me know what you are up to. you can reach me on twitter. i‘m @jamesbbcnews. very chilly out there

around the world in belgium these diffs students are calling for transparent face masks to be moved ridley available they also want them to be used more widely and in the community they say it's not enough simply for diff people to wear them when you talk of the next 100 people. in the current situation with the coronavirus there are sales people for example at the post office or at the pharmacy who have musts the problem is excess ability when it comes to deaf people that's why we need more people to wear transparent musts for the hearing impaired masks can add to the anxiety of living through a pandemic and as they look set to become the new normal at least for a while many in the diff community hope they will also become more inclusive. social distancing slows the spread of the corona virus but it has also put an end to most cultural events across europe this spring no theatres no movies no music that's unless someone gets inventive like these festival organizers in the czech capital prague. a quick sound check. as the last few people roll up for the only gig in town. with concert halls

an encouraging sight in india, where millions of baby olive ridley turtles are making their way from the beaches to the sea. with foot traffic and pollution significantly down because of the pandemic, there was minimal human disruption during the mass nesting, and that led to more successful hatchings. >>> health officials aren't the only ones calls for people to take it slow right now. >> so is the chp. the alarming spike in drivers turning empty freeways into speedways. >>> a chp officer make as very difficult kind of stop, saving >>> a dramatic rescue in madera county, where an off duty chp officer saved a hiker trapped in a whirlpool. officer brent donley spotted the man with his head barely above water. so quick on his feet, donley used his backpack strap, a tree branch, and help from other hikers to pull the man out. >>> well the chp says it's seen an 87% increase in speeding violations above 100 miles an hour. that is nearly 2,500 tickets in just a 30 day span, and th so of su past week alone. one showinga 113 mile-an-hour ticket. chp is asking that you drive savely, drive slo

. >> ridley scott wanted me to write a script about how civilization would collapse and i thought abouthought pandemic. >> chris: but he says he misjudged the end of civilization part and thank goodness. >> i didn't give enough credit to individuals for voluntarily sequestering themselves in their homes for months at a time. >> chris: in terms of lives and livelihoods, how do you think this all ends? >> like a war or a depression. a pandemic is like an x-ray into our society. we can seal the broken places. we know where our shortcomings are and we had the opportunity >> chris: and now the countdown to the countdown. as you may know, i've also written a new book, it's called "countdown 1945", the extraordinary story of the atomic bomb and the 116 days that changed the world. it's a behind-the-scenes look at how america's top politicians, scientists, and military leaders pulled together to make an astonishing breakthrough that ended the second world war. here's a look at what was happening as summer began 75 years ago. >> victory in europe pipe and won. >> chris: by early june, the allies

this year, like every year, thousands upon thousands of olive ridley turtles begin theirjourney to theches have been mostly empty, so more turtles have ventured onto the land, more eggs have been laid, and more of those eggs have now hatched. translation: they come in hundreds of thousands here. translation: when do the hatchlings come out? when its warm. how many turtles are born here at this time? every turtle lays 30—a0 eggs or more. and those eggs soon add up. by certain estimates, there could be around 60 million of them. it is believed some of the more endangered species may be making a bit of a comeback. the natural world thriving, while the pandemic keeps mankind behind closed doors. for these little creatures, their journey is only beginning. whether next year will see similar numbers remains a mystery. tim allman, bbc news. all the top stories coming next. very chilly out there at the moment. the cold weather which arrived on sunday is here to stay for the next few days. it's certainly not going to be warming up in a hurry. here's the cold front on the satellite picture, whic