i am susie dent and i am a linguist. hopefully they - site. i am susie dent and i am a linguist.rishes— realise just how much the world cherishes wordle at the moment, and they said _ cherishes wordle at the moment, and they said they will keep it free for a while, _ they said they will keep it free for a while, so — they said they will keep it free for a while, so fingers crossed they stick— a while, so fingers crossed they stick to— a while, so fingers crossed they stick to that. a british airways plane travelling from aberdeen to london got caught in high winds yesterday as storm corrie swept across much of the uk. the aircraft was hit by a gust of wind as it came into land at heathrow. the plane's tail looked like it hit the runway. luckily — thanks to the skill of the pilot — the landing was aborted at the very last minute. and the plane did eventually land safely. time for a look at the weather — here's helen willetts. not quite as stormy at the moment. thankfully! but we have been looking at some stats the stats today, stats from january after the dull december it has been

i am susie dent and i am a lexicographer and a linguist.l keep it free for a while, so fingers crossed they'll stick to that. marc cieslak, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. this is bbc news. the headlines... the british prime minister, borisjohnson, has told russia to step back from a "military disaster", and accused the kremlin of effectively holding a gun to ukraine's head. during a visit to kyiv, he promised continued support to ukraine. russia's president putin has accused the west of ignoring his demands over security. he warned nato against allowing ukraine to join the alliance. the manchester united footballer mason greenwood has been further arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and threats to kill. british police initially arrested the 20—year—old premier league star on sunday afternoon, on suspicion of the rape and assault of a young woman. the president of guinea bissau says the situation there is calm and under control, after what appears to have been an attempted co

earlier, my colleague ben boulos spoke to countdown�*s susie dent — lexicographer and wordle user — he. it's a process of elimination and i think itsjoy is in its simplicity. it's a bit like countdown, actually, in that once you've done it, you know the rules. i think it's very, very easy to get. and of course the same challenge is set for everyone each day. and community sharing like that — with a word game as opposed to, say, a video game — is really rare. you might have it between crossword players on a really low level but this one has been spectacular on that score. we're just going to go back to the live coverage of my colleague's attempt at it. 0h, marvellous, we've got one letter — and it is in the right place. so we will continue to guess the letters. but ijust wonder whether it's a reflection of perhaps our shorter attention spans? because in the past, people did crosswords and you'd devote maybe half an hour depending how good you are, but this is just guessing one word. do you think it appeals to us because you've just to guess one word and that's it — once you have done it

joining me now is susie dent from a programme here in the uk called countdown.y is?— the popularity is? it's a collective code breaking — the popularity is? it's a collective code breaking exercise, - the popularity is? it's a collective code breaking exercise, it's - the popularity is? it's a collective code breaking exercise, it's a - code breaking exercise, its a process of elimination and i think thejoy is in process of elimination and i think the joy is in simplicity, process of elimination and i think thejoy is in simplicity, a bit like thejoy is in simplicity, a bit like the programme can town, once you know it, you know the rules, and it is the challenge for everyone, it's the same each day. a community sharing like that, with a word game as opposed to a video game is really rare, you might have crossword players on a low level but this has been spectacular on that score. let's go back to the live coverage of my colleagues attempt and we have one letter, marvellous, in the right place so let's continue to guess the letters. but ijust wonder whether it is

i am susie dent and i am a lexicographer and a linguist.ation says the vast amount of waste that's been generated as everyone's responded to the pandemic is a threat to the environment and a threat to human out. tens of thousands of tonnes of use protective equipment pbe along with needles, lateral flow tests and other medical ways is all been produced during the pandemic. much of it has ended up in landfill. the who file most of the 1.5 billion medical items distributed by that un and the first few months of covid ended up as rubbish. the who bears in mind is a un agency. which all disposable gloves with the biggest consist attributed to ways according to one estimate more than 3 billion certain use mask were discarded worldwide every day in the first year of the pandemic. thank you very much forjoining us. i suppose the question is, it was this avoidable? definitely. we need to start with rational use which is very much needed. we want to protect our health workers, we need to protect our patients but we need to protect then environment.

i am susie dent and i am a lexicographer and a linguist.ually turns milder for many as we go through the night and into the morning. it is this zone of thicker cloud, outbreaks of rain or drizzle pushing its way northwards and eastwards through the night, which brings that milder air with it. never quite reaches the northeast of scotland. stays chilly here, clear spells, a scattering of showers and a blustery wind, but the winds easing down compared with today. a noticeable wind chill to make it feel colder than 3 celsius there in lowick. but elsewhere, 9—10 celsius for most on a mild start to wednesday morning. some rain or drizzle here and there, eastern, northern parts of england, southern scotland and towards the north in particular, rain and drizzle keeps growing in the north and scotland throughout the day. it will turn a bit drier elsewhere, but lots of cloud around. best of the afternoon cloud breaks across aberdeenshire, but more especially through parts of wales, the midlands and southern england. a noticeable breeze on wednesday