it means that 39 million tons of raw sewerage flow into the river thames every year and so into the riverpump it directly to a treatment plant, helping keep the river clean. it is as wide as three london buses and will eventually run for 15 miles across the city, roughly following the path of the thames. but it is a mammoth project. work began in 2016 and it is not due to be finished until 202a with a nearly £5 billion pricetag, it does not come cheap. londoners will face higher bills to meet the cost but, with clearer pipes and a cleaner river, updating the ancient infrastructure is long overdue. that is one of the reasons why it is absolutely necessary. on the left you might be able to make out the conveyor belt, bringing back the clay and rock. there are six boring machines. we are a0 metres the ground so a lot of ventilation. mark is the chief operating officer here at thames tideway tunnel. why is this so necessary? we are 40 feet underground in an access shaft. this machine is one of six and it is three kilometres down, heading west at the moment. we have already done 12.5 and we ne

a stone's throw away from st paul's cathedral in london is the millennium bridge over the river thames this part of the british capital is no stranger to world famous galleries but practically on their doorsteps there's an unlikely artist in residence. but in the studio i am indeed ben wilson has been turning chewing gum into art for the last 15 years not just in london but all over europe the perth as a person tried to retrieve all damaged transforming the rubbish and make it into a form. of resort for it's. trying to transform it into something positive he takes his time sculpting and reshaping the scraps of gum that have been aware to the steel bridge creating something of his own samy pearman an exhibition. seeks to create something which evolves from the environment rather than being imposed on the. locals and tourists alike are always interested in his latest creation an artist who by turning trash into art encourages people to consider where they throw their waste and look at little closer at the unexpected beauties around them. is one of our top story transitional government ha

it means 39 million tonnes of raw sewage flow into the river thames every year, and so the supersewerean. it is as wide as three london buses, and will eventually run for 15 miles across the city, roughly following the path of the thames. but it is a mammoth project. work began in 2016, and it is not due to be finished until 202a. and with a nearly £5 billion price tag, it doesn't come cheap. londoners will face higher bills to meet the cost, but with clearer pipes, and a cleaner river, updating the ancient infrastructure is long overdue. ben thompson reporting. it's not yet available here in the uk — but fans of star wars will be sure to have heard of the mandalorian — a new streaming tv series launching here next month — and one of its key characters. so—called ‘baby yoda' has become a social media hit since the disney series launched in the us. and now the inevitable toys are about to hit the shelves — along with all manner of other merchandise. michelle fleury reports from the new york toy fair. the mandalorian, disney plus's new star wars series, has had a big impact on popular c

we have put infrastructure all around them, the river thames has been a major highway all the up to oxfordde river. it used to be a malarial swamp it hundred years ago so now we malarial swamp it hundred years ago so now we have a man—made river we cannot afford to neglect it, any more that we can build a road and not deal with potholes. the problem is the river generates its own potholes, the flow that comes down scours the bed of the river and deposits the detritus in other parts. if you have a car or aircraft, it does not fly so well is aircraft, it does not fly so well is a well streamlined car or aircraft so a well streamlined car or aircraft so river beds need maintaining by smoothing, sometimes by removing deposits, by keeping their banks clear because at the moment on the thames and many other rivers we have lots of outpouring of mature trees and rashes. when the river rises, you need the full capacity of the channel, not all these things rushing into the water and slowing it down. it is fascinating listening to you. plenty of food for thought —— thought for the environment agency.

of rebellious barrens to curb his powers and agreed to the charter at runnymede meadow by the river thames west of london so here was a despotic king who had all sort of power and he took too much power he was too capricious and he was too. you know violent towards his allies the barons and they felt he finally had to give the rights that are now the is basically that led to the enlightenment all of the rights of liberty that we have but because he went too far he abused his power he had to give up his power and i think that's what again i'm sure he thought he and his heirs and for the next several 100 years would continue to be able to be despotic until they weren't i guess the confusing bit today is that the property that was amassed by monarchs in the past as room been replaced by mind share by architect monarchs of the present they own our minds they socially and big part of our minds and it's hard to fight against that because you have to know your own mind and have to go back all the way back 2700 years ago to socrates and the ancient philosophers to regain your mind and i recommend

we're 50 metres below ground and all of this is designed to stop raw sewage flooding into the river thameslt in london more than 150 years ago. mark is with me, he is the chief operating officer, good morning. give me a sense of what you're doing here, because this site is absolutely huge. we are in west london, as you say, we are deep under london. we are currently tunnelling west, so our tunnelling machine is about three kilometres down there heading on to acton. that is three kilometres of the 12.5 kilometres we have already built. you are at the halfway stage now, aren't you? yes, so we've got another 12.5 to go and i think it's going really well. give me an idea of how you make sure that this is on time and on budget. because we know in this country, we don't have the best track record at delivering big infrastructure projects on time. well, we are five years in and we've got another four years to go and we do a lot of measuring and we are really confident that we will hit our targets and it will be operational in 202a. who will pay for it? so this is paid for by thames water customer

it means 39 million tonnes of raw sewage flow into the river thames every year, and so the superseweres across the city, roughly following the path of the thames. but it is a mammoth project. work began in 2016, and it is not due to be finished until 2024. and with a nearly £5 billion price tag, it doesn't come cheap. londoners will face higher bills to meet the cost, but with clearer pipes, and a cleaner river, updating the ancient infrastructure is long overdue. ben thompson reporting. so many cheap gags we could have about following on from the super sewer but not suitable, not at this time of day. first a look at the business headlines and afternoon life. an islamic state supporter admits plotting to blow up st paul's cathedral. safiyya shaikh was arrested during a police undercover operation. the mother of grace millane — the british backpacker murdered in new zealand — tells a court her daughter died terrified and alone. more frustration for british passengers stranded on a quarantined cruise ship injapan, as their flight back to the uk is delayed. here's your business headlines

did a training session with him by the thames, you passed me your special ball, you had been training with it for months, and it went over the wall and into the riverfrom strength to strength, you have been up strength to strength, you have been up everest. the sahara desert, and now this frozen lake in siberia? how far is that? we are crossing the width of a big lake there, it is about 80 kilometres. we will try and do it within 48—hour is. it is an endurance record but i will have to quite literally get my skates on7 endurance record but i will have to quite literally get my skates on? we have some pictures of you training on the ice. what do you wear, how does it work? they look like trainers, are they heavier? they are lighter than they look but it is basically a mix between a trail shoe and a running shoe. it is quite light but chunkier than i am used to performing in. it has been quite tough to get used to but you can see i have, and i've been putting in the miles and getting used to them. when igoto miles and getting used to them. when igo to my miles and getting used to them. when i go to my regular shoes, like this, it feels strange becaus