the rspb says that of 108 occupied nest boxes, 22 contained dead chicks.d breeding colony of arctic terns in the uk. on monday, the national trust revealed it had collected more than 600 dead chicks. just three days later, that number has almost doubled. as of today we have recovered 208 adult arctic tern birds dead and 1,025 arctic tern chicks that are dead. with the little terns, we have had 19 dead chicks and nine dead adults, which is really quite a disturbing position to be in. other factors driving the increase in deaths may be at play, including rising sea temperatures. there are so many other pressures on birds. this is just another one. it does seem that some birds are building up immunity, but it is still too soon to say. but there are reports of dead birds right along the coast and, at the rspb nature reserve at saltholme on teesside, 300 dead black—headed gulls have been counted. the rspb has called on the government to respond with true urgency. andrew hartley, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. the weat

the rspb says more needs to be done to protect already threatened bird populations.cing a cocktail of threats from damaging developments in their marine environment to warming oceans. on top of that, bird flu is already a crisis, and if governments don't step up their response soon, we risk that crisis becoming a full—scale catastrophe. the uk's national authorities say they are working with a range of agencies to respond to the flu outbreak and are closely monitoring wild bird populations. and new seabird conservation strategies are also in development. meanwhile, this summer, millions of us are already heading to the beaches where infected birds lie. we're working very closely with the national park, the national trust and the wildlife trust to ensure that where birds are, dead or sick birds are reported in, they're collected and dealt with as quickly as possible. but is this message getting through? it's a bit worrying, isn't it? to say the least. absolutely. i thought that had | all cleared up now. judging by what was in - the newspapers and everything where they

the rspb says more needs to be done to protect already threatened bird populations.nts in their marine environment to warming oceans. on top of that, bird flu is already a crisis, and if governments don't step up their response soon, we risk that crisis becoming a full—scale catastrophe. the uk's national authorities say they are working with a range of agencies to respond to the flu outbreak and are closely monitoring wild bird populations. and new seabird conservation strategies are also in development. meanwhile, this summer, millions of us are already heading to the beaches where infected birds lie. it's a bit worrying, isn't it? to say the least. absolutely. i thought that had all i cleared up now, judging by what was in the newspapers - and everything where they've...you know, the chickens are allowed to go outside now and they're _ not cooped up. i thought it had all ceased. to have a wonderful tourist resort like this, and then to be struck with bird flu is going to really make you anxious if you're a hotelier or in a restaurant. a few people are concerned. w

avian flu has also hit to the rspb island reserve for a second year, with fears growing for the ternn islands off the coast of northumberland, home to approximately 200,000 seabirds, has closed to visitors due to the outbreak. while here in pembrokeshire, huge numbers of seabirds are washing up on the show. it started off as one or two on certain beaches here in amro. and thenit certain beaches here in amro. and then it has spread along the southern coastline here in pembrokeshire. totted we've up what we think is in the order of about seven or 800 bird so far. if you consider that that is over a two—week period and we don't know what is the come yet, who knows how many we could be talking about once this thing has run its course. this is 'ust this thing has run its course. this isjust one _ this thing has run its course. this isjust one small— this thing has run its course. this isjust one small corner this thing has run its course. this is just one small corner of the this thing has run its course. this isjust one small corner of the uk. is just one small corner of the uk. 50,000 w

the rspb says more needs to be done to protect already threatened bird populations. 0ur seabirds areir response soon, we risk that crisis becoming a full—scale catastrophe. the uk's national authorities say they are working with a range of agencies to respond to the flu outbreak and are closely monitoring wild bird populations. and new seabird conservation strategies are also in development. meanwhile, this summer, millions of us are already heading to the beaches where infected birds lie. we're working very closely with the national park, the national trust and the wildlife trust to ensure that where birds are, dead or sick birds are reported in, they're collected and dealt with as quickly as possible. but is this message getting through? it's a bit worrying, isn't it? to say the least. absolutely. i thought that had | all cleared up now. judging by what was in - the newspapers and everything where they are, you know, the chickens are allowed . to go outside now and | they're not cooped up. i thought it had all ceased. to have a wonderful tourist result like this, and then to be str

the wirth marshes site is among a number of places the rspb have been preparing for new arrivals making from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. until recently in china, it has been extremely difficult for single women to have children. but attitudes are changing, especially in the big cities, where more unmarried women are choosing to become mothers. stephen mcdonell reports. two—month—old hung—hung is being raised by his mother and grandmother. it's a lifestyle still frowned on by many, especially in rural areas or smaller towns where beliefs are more conservative. attitudes are definitely changing towards single mothers in china, but mainly only in the big cities. this mother said she was lucky to have moved to shanghai to run a business. translation: i'm grateful l for the tolerance of shanghai. i'm from rural hunan, an area which will have a lot of discrimination against me as a single mum. she became a single mother after her boyfriend's family rejected his choice of bride because her income and status was too modest. although she was pregnant,

the site is among a number of places the rspb have been preparing for new arrivals, making space for stories from across the uk, to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. russia accused ukraine of launching a drone attack monday on its capital moscow. the defence ministry says two buildings were damaged, with debris crashing close to its headquarters in the city centre. no casualties were reported. meanwhile, ukrainian officials say russian drones attacked ports on the river danube, destroying grain storage infrastructure. the river is a key export route for kyiv, after russia withdrew from the black sea grain agreement last week. that deal created safe passage for ukrainian ships carrying grains and otherfood products to global markets. 0ur correspondent james waterhouse is in the southern city of 0desa. there was a period when 0desa was more bearable, in the sense that it didn't come under such heavy aerial bombardment compared to some other southern cities like mykolaiv. but the last week has seen that change. nights are often accompanied by the booming sounds of air def

the wirth marshes site is among a number of places the rspb have been preparing for new arrivals makingtories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. let's turn now to manipur in india, where a group of women have attacked the home of the main suspect in a high—profile sexual assault case that has triggered widespread protests. the suspect was identified in a video which has been widely shared on social media. it shows two abducted women being paraded naked and assaulted by a mob. the incident happened in may during an outbreak of ethnic violence. our correspondent nitin srivastava is in manipur. he told us more about what's happened today. the police have opened a case of gang rape and they have arrested four men and they have claimed and they have said that they will be making more arrests soon. but the fact is that the question that is being asked widely, notjust here in india, but everywhere else, is why did it take them so long? precisely 62 days since the complaint was lodged by the family of the women who were stripped and paraded by a mob. an

the marsh site is among a number of places the rspb has been preparing for new arrivals, making spaceuk, head to the bbc news website. the swedish climate activist greta thunberg has been fined for disobeying the police during a an anti—oil protest in malmo injune. she had pleaded �*not guilty�* — claiming she was acting out of necessity. for more on this we're joined by the bbc�*s europe correspondent bethany bell who was in the courtroom. just take us through the court appearance. just take us through the court appearance-— just take us through the court a- earance. , ., , appearance. greta thunberg defended herself in court _ appearance. greta thunberg defended herself in court today. _ appearance. greta thunberg defended herself in court today. we _ appearance. greta thunberg defended herself in court today. we saw- appearance. greta thunberg defended herself in court today. we saw from i herself in court today. we saw from the prosecution videos of greta thunberg — the prosecution videos of greta thunberg at the port injune where she disobeyed a police order to move away from _ s

the marsh site is one of a number of places the rspb avenue been preparing for a new arrivals, making the chief executive of the british bank natwest has resigned after admitting she was the source of an inaccurate bbc story about a high—profile banking client. dame alison rose had passed on information about the private dealings of the right—wing former leader of the brexit party, nigel farage. she said his account with the bank's exclusive private arm, coutts, was closed because he no longer met the wealth threshold for it. but mr farage later secured a coutts report that said his political views were also considered. that is just coming into us here. the women's world cup continues in austraila and new zealand. the group stages continue with japan taking on costa rica, spain play tournament debutants zambia, and olympic gold medallists canada face off against ireland. live now to our correspondent katie silver in sydney. i want to start with the big upset, the philippines beating new zealand. how the home team fans reacting today? this new zealand. how the home team fans reacting t

the site is among a number of places the rspb has been preparing for new arrivals, making space for natureacross the uk had to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. a brussels court has convicted six men of murder and attempted murder on tuesday for their part in the 2016 islamist bombings in the belgian capital that killed 32 people and injured more than 300. the attacks were the deadliest in belgium since the second world war. paul kirby, the europe editor of the bbc news website, gave us more details about the verdicts. they came in after many, many days of deliberations. and frankly, everybody was waiting all day for them. what in the end, we heard was there were two people, ten people on trial and six people, as you say, six men have been convicted of terrorist murder and attempted murder and terrorist association belonging to a terrorist group. now, chief among these six are salah abdeslam and mohamed abrini. salah abdeslam was the only survivor of the paris attacks in november, just four months before the brussels bombings. he fled to brussels immediately after the paris

the werth marshes site is among a number of places the rspb have been preparing for new arrivals makinghe bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. wildfires are still burning out of control on the greek island of rhodes. more rescue flights have been laid on to bring home thousands of britons who had to flee from the fires. two other greek islands — corfu and evia — have also ordered evacuations. officials in corfu say they suspect arson but now have the fires under control. the fires in rhodes are thought to have affected 10 to 20 percent of the island. let's now cross tojessie thomson, head of greek delegation of the international federation of the red cross from athens. thank you forjoining us. just give us a sense of what you are dealing with increased. we us a sense of what you are dealing with increased.— us a sense of what you are dealing with increased. we are facing very, ve hirh with increased. we are facing very, very high temperatures. _ with increased. we are facing very, very high temperatures. i - with increased. we are facing very, very high temperatures. i think- wi

the werth marshes site is among a number of places the rspb have been preparing for new arrivals makinge. you're live with bbc news. twitter has launched its new logo, replacing the iconic blue bird with a white x on a black background as the elon musk—owned company moves toward rebranding as x. musk had already named twitter�*s parent company the x corporation and has said his takeover of the social media giant was "an accelerant to creating x, the everything app". musk had previously said he wanted to create a super—app modeled on china's wechat, a social media platform that also offers messaging and mobile payments. what on earth is going on here? let's hear from social media commentator and ceo of battenhall communication agency, drew benvie. thank you for coming on the program. what is going on, why has he ditched the logo that we've all known for years and replace it with an exquisite back that's the big question. exquisite back that's the big cuestion. , , ., question. many brands would their riaht question. many brands would their ri . ht arm question. many brands would their ri

the werth marshes site is among a number of places the rspb have been preparing for new arrivals makingw it's time for the panel... the part of the show with the guests get to talk about what they want to talk about. ., ., , ., ., , talk about. carolyn, the floor is ours. talk about. carolyn, the floor is yours we _ talk about. carolyn, the floor is yours we had _ talk about. carolyn, the floor is yours. we had a _ talk about. carolyn, the floor is yours. we had a by— talk about. carolyn, the floor is yours. we had a by election - talk about. carolyn, the floor is | yours. we had a by election last week and and factory by elections. 0ne week and and factory by elections. one of the ones that everyone was saying it would fall, that i mean the tories would lose her labour would win didn't happen in uxbridge. the big issue everyone talking about is the fact that the mayor of london wants to introduce an ultra low emission zone across a wider part of london for that and basically the concerned is to use that to really speak to some of those people who are not well off, they can't afford the

marsh site is one of a number of places the rspb have been preparing for new making space for naturemate changea— for nature as our climate chances. ., ., , ., , for nature as our climate chances. ., ., , ., changes. for more stories from across the _ changes. for more stories from across the uk, _ changes. for more stories from across the uk, head _ changes. for more stories from across the uk, head to - changes. for more stories from across the uk, head to the - changes. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc| across the uk, head to the bbc news _ across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. the israeli president isaac herzog has held emergency talks with benjamin netanyahu at the hospital where the prime minister is recovering from an operation to fit a pacemakers part of efforts to reach a compromise over controversialjudicial reforms. it comes as ten of thousands of people have taken part in last—ditch protests against the bill which is expected to be put to parliamentary vote on monday. former us ambassador to israel, martin indyk spoke

national trust and the rspb.say they could mobilise their members and are demanding an urgent meeting. it comes after conservative success in the uxbridge and south ruislip by byelection led some mps to call for a rethink over the push for net zero by 2050 and the emmy awards have reportedly been postponed until next year due to strikes by thousands of writers and actors in the united states set . simoni was originally set. simoni was originally scheduled to take place in mid—september. now, multiple reports suggest it's likely to be moved to next january. however disputes will need to be solved between the studios and guilds. hollywood actors went on strike earlier this month over pay strike earlier this month over pay and residuals , whilst film pay and residuals, whilst film and tv writers have been on picket lines since may. this is gb news. we'll bring you more as it happens. now let's get back to gb news saturday and . to gb news saturday and. emily thank you very much. >> so let's get stuck into our top st

it is among a number of places the rspb have been preparing for new arrivals, making space for natureu're live with bbc news. the united nations mission in korea says it has started a conversation with pyongyang over the american soldier travis king who ran across the demilitarised zone from south korea earlier this month. but in a news conference the spokesperson said they did not have any details of private king's whereabouts, norwhat condition he might be in. he ran into north korea after running away from a flight which was due to take him back to the us where he faced military disciplinary action. here's what the un was able to telljournalists a short while ago in seoul. you won't be surprised if i don't give you an answer about the location of private king and i'm not suggesting for any moment that i know, but i'll avoid that one. at the moment you would be aware that tours in the joint security area have been suspended. the commander keeps that decision under constant review and whilst there are opportunities for anyone to visit any of the orientation sites around the new milit

a team from the rspb has estimated the survival rate of adult birds is down 42%.t is good news, that's very good news. we have all the top business stories here next. we talk some more about threads. i would like to know, are you on that? are you busy communicating with people via threads, via your instagram account may be? i will see you in a moment. hello. 0ur fairly unsettled spell ofjuly weather is set to continue through the remainder of the week, really, and we're going to be seeing temperatures gradually on the rise over the next few days. but through thursday, some sunshine in the forecast, particularly so towards the east, but also a bit of rain, mainly across the north—west of the uk, down to the fact that we've got this area of low pressure approaching from the atlantic, whereas high pressure across the continent is dominating things further south and east. so for thursday, fairly fresh start to the day. the best of the sunshine will be for eastern scotland, eastern and southern parts of england and into wales, but cumulus cloud builds through the day a

the wirth marshes site is among a number of places the rspb have been preparing for new arrivals making news website. you're live with bbc news. to the uk the labour leader sir keir starmer says his party is making big strides forward at overturning a huge conservative majority in one of them. rishi sunak insists the next general election isn't a done deal for labour despite suffering spectacular defeats at the hands of opposition parties into conservatives spaces. the tories did pull off a narrow win and boris johnson's old seat. live now to bridget phillipson, labour mp and shadow education secretary. thank you forjoining us here in the program. a big labour when in selby. the mood music was slightly different elsewhere. the labour victory there — different elsewhere. the labour victory there is _ different elsewhere. the labour victory there is absolutely - victory there is absolutely historic. it's the biggest majority that we've ever overturned. we've never had a labour mp in that constituency before. there was a 20,000 majority for conservatives. to win a seat like that in the pri

the wirth marshes site is among a number of places the rspb have been preparing for new arrivals makingre stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news if you fancy a trip to the cinema this weekend, you are spoilt for choice. two of the biggest films of the year have been released today — in an event that fans have dubbed �*barbenheimer�*. that's an amalgamation of the barbie and 0ppenheimerfilms. let's talk to grace stanke who is planning to see both films. she has just been crowned miss america for 2023....and she's a nuclear engineer. these two movies have such a opposite feeling and tone which has led to the incredible hype around them. i often found, especially once i became miss america, earning that title has allowed me to break stereotypes of women because i'm a nuclear engineer. barbie and 0ppenheimer are a parallel in that sense. oppenheimer are a parallel in that sense. .,. , oppenheimer are a parallel in that sense. , ., , ., , sense. the fact is that this has become this _ sense. the fact is that this has become this weekend - sense. t

the rspb charity has already lost 3,000 birds across its nature reserves.s not the warmest place in the world, but still beautiful. yet some rather ugly images.— rather ugly images. yes, and we particularly _ rather ugly images. yes, and we particularly think _ rather ugly images. yes, and we particularly think of _ rather ugly images. yes, and we particularly think of bird - rather ugly images. yes, and we particularly think of bird flu i rather ugly images. yes, and we particularly think of bird flu as i particularly think of bird flu as being a winter issue. we have all seen those headlines and images of farmers having to lock up paltry. but this outbreak continues well into the summer, and it is places like here behind me that are the key focus now, those wild seabird populations along these coastlines and out at sea that are being heavily affected. but it is notjust here in pembrokeshire, it is wildlife populations around the uk. it's the largest ever outbreak of bird flu, and it still has the uk's birds in its grip. normally the virus dies down during

they say they could the rspb.nt meeting that comes after conservative success in the uxbridge and south ruislip by—election led some mps to call for a rethink over the push for net zero by 2050. now a former paratrooper has completed a 19,000 mile charity walk around the uk coastline. chris lewis was joined by hundreds of supporters as he crossed the finish line today. supporters as he crossed the finish line today . day at finish line today. day at a beach in wales. the father of two so far raised £500,000 for soldiers, sailors and airmen . soldiers, sailors and airmen. the safir association soldiers , the safir association soldiers, sailors and airmen's families association on mr lewis set off from the same point six years ago, with only a few supplies and £10 in his pocket. congratulations to him . now congratulations to him. now thousands of people have taken part in belfast. largest ever pride parade today. this year's theme was stand by your trans. with more than 250 groups signing up for the event, police o

joint letter has been sent to rishi sunak from organisations which include the national trust and the rspb, and they say they could mobilise their members ukip and they're demanding an urgent meeting. it comes after conservative success in the uxbndge conservative success in the uxbridge and south ruislip by—election led some mps to call for a rethink over the push for net zero by 2050. happier news now. a former paratrooper has completed a 19,000 mile charity walk all around the uk along the coastal paths. chris lewis was joined by hundreds of supporters as he crossed the finish line. finally at the beach at llangennith in wales. the father of two has so far raised £500,000 for ssafa. the soldiers, sailors and airmen's families association . mr lewis families association. mr lewis set off from the same spot six years ago with only a few suppues years ago with only a few supplies and £10 in his pocket. he said he never stopped believing in himself. >> the main lesson of all is , >> the main lesson of all is, you know, certainly for people that have been suffering with any mental health iss

the rspb says that of 108 occupied nest boxes, 22 contained dead chicks.uk. on monday, the national trust revealed it had collected more than 600 dead chicks. just three days later, that number has almost doubled. as of today we have recovered 208 adult arctic tern birds dead and 1,025 arctic tern chicks that are dead. with the little terns, we have had 19 dead chicks and nine dead adults, which is really quite a disturbing position to be in. other factors driving the increase in deaths may be at play, including rising sea temperatures. there are so many other pressures on birds. this is just another one. it does seem that some birds are building up immunity, but it is still too soon to say. but there are reports of dead birds right along the coast and, at the rspb nature reserve at saltholme on teesside, 300 dead black—headed gulls have been counted. the rspb has called on the government to respond with true urgency. andrew hartley, bbc news. mike is with us this morning. what a match yesterday at wimbledon. amazing. what a weekend. henry searle also maki

joint letter has been sent to rishi sunak from organisations which include the national trust and the rspb, and they say they could mobilise their members ukip and they're demanding an urgent meeting. it comes after conservative success in the uxbndge conservative success in the uxbridge and south ruislip by—election led some mps to call for a rethink over the push for net zero by 2050. happier news now. a former paratrooper has completed a 19,000 mile charity walk all around the uk along the coastal paths. chris lewis was joined by hundreds of supporters as he crossed the finish line. finally at the beach at llangennith in wales. the father of two has so far raised £500,000 for ssafa. the soldiers, sailors and airmen's families association . mr lewis families association. mr lewis set off from the same spot six years ago with only a few suppues years ago with only a few supplies and £10 in his pocket. he said he never stopped believing in himself. >> the main lesson of all is , >> the main lesson of all is, you know, certainly for people that have been suffering with any mental health iss

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joint letter has been sent to rishi sunak from organisations including the national trust and the rspbd are demanding an urgent meeting. it comes after conservative success in the uxbridge and south ruislip by—election led some mps to call for a rethink over the push for net zero by 2050 and the emmy awards have reportedly been postponed until next year due to strikes by thousands of writers and actors in the united states. the ceremony was originally scheduled to take place in mid september. now, multiple reports suggest it's likely to be moved to next january . however, to next january. however, disputes will need to be solved between the studios and guilds . between the studios and guilds. hollywood actors went on strike earlier this month over pay and residual rules, whilst film and tv writers have been on picket lines since may. this is gb news. we'll bring you more as it happens. now let's get back to esther and phil. >> thanks, ray. now, natwest have had another tumultuous week with revelation of political motives and leaks to the press, leading to the resignations of two ceos.

it's right adjacent to rspb minsmere reserve.ly not the answer to our climate emergency i >> -- >> okay, alison, but would you be happy with it being on the north coast of scotland? no i wouldn't wish a project like this on anybody because it's got such an appalling track record everywhere. >> they've tried to build it. it's taken years and years longer than it should have done. it's cost a great deal more . and it's cost a great deal more. and then you've got a reactor then you've still got a reactor that, like the ones in china , is that, like the ones in china, is not functioning properly. i mean , one of these types of reactors in offline for 12 in china was offline for 12 months. so alison would have to pay a months. so alison would have to pay a tax on their energy bills dunng pay a tax on their energy bills during construction and then we get a reactor that wouldn't work properly. >> alison downes thanks for coming back. emma you did say that impressed. that she was very impressed. >> love her as a spokesperson that she wa

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